Description
The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee`, which corresponds with commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`, parsing malformed markdown input with parser that uses parser.Mmark extension could result in out-of-bounds read vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, parser needs to have `parser.Mmark` extension set. The panic occurs inside the `citation.go` file on the line 69 when the parser tries to access the element past its length. This can result in a denial of service. Commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`/pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee` contains a patch for this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gomarkdown | markdown | < 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | 0.0~git20231115.a660076-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | 0.0~git20231115.a660076-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | cri-o | 1.21.7-2 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gomarkdown/markdown | < 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee | 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee | GHSA-m9xq-6h2j-65r2 |