USN-4776-1: semver vulnerability

15 March 2021

semver could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

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It was discovered that semver incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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