SB2024020230 - Fedora 39 update for python-nikola
Published: February 2, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024020230
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22467)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect regular expression when parsing untrusted input within the Luxon's DateTime.fromRFC2822() function. A remote attacker can causes a noticeable slowdown for inputs with lengths above 10k characters.
Note, this is the same vulnerability as #VU65835 (CVE-2022-31129) reported earlier for moment.js.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.