[ GLSA 202107-19 ] Jinja: Denial of service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202107-19
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 Severity: Low
    Title: Jinja: Denial of service
     Date: July 08, 2021
     Bugs: #768300
       ID: 202107-19

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Synopsis
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An inefficient regular expression could be exploited to cause a Denial
of Service condition.

Background
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Jinja is a template engine written in pure Python.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-python/jinja             < 2.11.3                  >= 2.11.3 

Description
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The 'urlize' filter in Jinja utilized an inefficient regular expression
that could be exploited to consume excess CPU.

Impact
======

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition via crafted input
to the 'urlize' Jinja filter.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Jinja users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/jinja-2.11.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-28493
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28493

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-19

Concerns?
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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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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