MGASA-2023-0181 - Updated cmark packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 21 May 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0181.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2023-22484,
     CVE-2023-22486

cmark incorrectly handled certain inputs. Fixes quadratic complexity in
handle_close_bracket "![[]()" which may lead to a denial of service
(CVE-2023-22486).
Noting that this also fixes a quadratic parsing issue with repeated 
that was not in a released product but which was assigned a CVE
(CVE-2023-22484).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31885
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-May/014722.html
- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/releases/tag/0.30.3
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22484
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22486

SRPMS:
- 8/core/cmark-0.30.3-1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0181: cmark security update

cmark incorrectly handled certain inputs

Summary

cmark incorrectly handled certain inputs. Fixes quadratic complexity in handle_close_bracket "![[]()" which may lead to a denial of service (CVE-2023-22486). Noting that this also fixes a quadratic parsing issue with repeated that was not in a released product but which was assigned a CVE (CVE-2023-22484).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31885

- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-May/014722.html

- https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/releases/tag/0.30.3

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22484

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22486

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0181 - Updated cmark packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/cmark-0.30.3-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 21 May 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0181.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-22484, CVE-2023-22486

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