SUSE update for python-Pygments

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU51776

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27291

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (ReDoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-Pygments to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP1-ESPOS - 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP1-BCL - 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP2

python3-Pygments: before 2.6.1-7.10.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP1-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP1-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP1-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP1-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_basesystem:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213840-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.