CVE-2021-20270
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
RHSA-2021:4151: python27:2.7 security update (Moderate)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.35.2-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:1.35.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:1.35.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:1.35.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:1.35.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:1.35.2-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pygments | >=1.5,<2.7.4 | 2.7.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20270
- https://github.com/pygments/pygments/commit/f91804ff4772e3ab41f46e28d370f57898700333
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922136
- https://github.com/pygments/pygments
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pygments/PYSEC-2021-140.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00006.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4889
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w8r-397f-prfh
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20270.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4151
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4150
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4139
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20270
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4150.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4139.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4151.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4139
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4150
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4151
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