CVE-2020-26298 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-26298: Redcarpet is a Ruby library for Markdown processing. In Redcarpet before version 3.5.1, there is an injection vulnerability which can enable a cross-site scripting attack. In affected versions no HTML escaping was being performed when processing quotes. This applies even when the `:escape_html` opti

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-26298 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-redcarpet→ fixed in3.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-redcarpet
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-redcarpet→ fixed in3.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-redcarpet
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ruby-redcarpet→ fixed in3.5.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ruby-redcarpet
```

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