GLSA 202401-14: RedCloth: ReDoS Vulnerability
| Severity: | low |
| Title: | RedCloth: ReDoS Vulnerability |
| Date: | 01/10/2024 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202401-14 |
Synopsis
A denial of service vulnerability has been found in RedCloth.Background
RedCloth is a module for using Textile in Ruby
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-ruby/redcloth | < 4.3.2-r5 | >= 4.3.2-r5 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in RedCloth. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
RedCloth is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service ("ReDoS") attack via the sanitize_html function.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All RedCloth users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/redcloth-4.3.2-r5"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
