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Fast and complete implementation of Markdown in Python3

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general
  • source: python-markdown2 (main)
  • version: 2.5.4-4
  • maintainer: Debian Python Team (DMD)
  • uploaders: Pierre-Elliott Bécue [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.4
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2.3.10-1.1
  • oldstable: 2.4.1-1
  • stable: 2.4.11-1
  • testing: 2.5.4-4
  • unstable: 2.5.4-4
versioned links
  • 2.3.10-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.4.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.4.11-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.5.4-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • python3-markdown2
action needed
A new upstream version is available: 2.5.5 high
A new upstream version 2.5.5 is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2026-03-06 Last update: 2026-11-01 14:30
2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2026-118694: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote users to exhaust CPU by submitting Markdown with unclosed inline link destinations. Attackers can submit repeated '[a](' or '![a](' sequences, causing _find_balanced to rescan the remaining document for each link and consume quadratic CPU time.
1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-88753: (needs triaging) A Regular-Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the Markdown2. extract_metadata() function (lib/markdown2.py) of trentm markdown2 through v2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Markdown document.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-10-16 Last update: 2026-10-30 07:49
2 security issues in sid high

There are 2 open security issues in sid.

2 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-88753: A Regular-Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the Markdown2. extract_metadata() function (lib/markdown2.py) of trentm markdown2 through v2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Markdown document.
  • CVE-2026-118694: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote users to exhaust CPU by submitting Markdown with unclosed inline link destinations. Attackers can submit repeated '[a](' or '![a](' sequences, causing _find_balanced to rescan the remaining document for each link and consume quadratic CPU time.
Created: 2026-10-16 Last update: 2026-10-30 07:49
2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-88753: A Regular-Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the Markdown2. extract_metadata() function (lib/markdown2.py) of trentm markdown2 through v2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Markdown document.
  • CVE-2026-118694: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote users to exhaust CPU by submitting Markdown with unclosed inline link destinations. Attackers can submit repeated '[a](' or '![a](' sequences, causing _find_balanced to rescan the remaining document for each link and consume quadratic CPU time.
Created: 2026-10-16 Last update: 2026-10-30 07:49
2 security issues in bookworm high

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-88753: A Regular-Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the Markdown2. extract_metadata() function (lib/markdown2.py) of trentm markdown2 through v2.5.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted Markdown document.
  • CVE-2026-118694: python-markdown2 through 2.5.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote users to exhaust CPU by submitting Markdown with unclosed inline link destinations. Attackers can submit repeated '[a](' or '![a](' sequences, causing _find_balanced to rescan the remaining document for each link and consume quadratic CPU time.
Created: 2026-10-16 Last update: 2026-10-30 07:49
debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 2.5.4-4 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.
Created: 2025-10-13 Last update: 2026-09-10 20:00
news
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  • [2026-09-14] python-markdown2 2.5.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-09-10] Accepted python-markdown2 2.5.4-4 (source) into unstable (Stuart Prescott)
  • [2026-01-01] python-markdown2 2.5.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-28] Accepted python-markdown2 2.5.4-3 (source) into unstable (Alexandre Detiste)
  • [2025-10-15] python-markdown2 2.5.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-13] Accepted python-markdown2 2.5.4-2 (source) into unstable (Alexandre Detiste)
  • [2025-09-06] Accepted python-markdown2 2.5.4-1 (source) into experimental (Alexandre Detiste)
  • [2025-06-01] Accepted python-markdown2 2.5.3-1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Kathlyn Lara Murussi) (signed by: Samuel Henrique)
  • [2023-12-18] python-markdown2 2.4.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-12-15] Accepted python-markdown2 2.4.11-1 (source) into unstable (Benjamin Drung)
  • [2021-10-09] python-markdown2 2.4.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-10-06] Accepted python-markdown2 2.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
  • [2021-06-15] python-markdown2 2.3.10-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-06-07] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.10-1.1 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2021-01-19] python-markdown2 2.3.10-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-01-16] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.10-1 (source) into unstable (Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
  • [2020-07-09] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.7-2+deb10u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
  • [2020-06-08] python-markdown2 2.3.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-06-02] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.9-1 (source) into unstable (Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
  • [2019-02-08] python-markdown2 2.3.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-02-02] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.7-2 (source) into unstable (Ondřej Nový) (signed by: Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
  • [2019-01-09] python-markdown2 2.3.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2018-12-30] Accepted python-markdown2 2.3.7-1 (source all) into unstable, unstable (Pierre-Elliott Bécue)
bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 1
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 1
  • M&W: 0
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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