{"id":"ALSA-2021:1972","summary":"Moderate: pandoc security update","details":"Pandoc is a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses this library.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* cmark-gfm: Exponential time to parse certain inputs could lead to DoS (CVE-2020-5238)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:46:06.941282Z","published":"2021-05-18T06:31:29Z","related":["CVE-2020-5238"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-1972.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-5238"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pandoc","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/pandoc"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.6-5.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1972.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pandoc-common","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/pandoc-common"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.6-5.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1972.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}