# RHSA-2021:1972: Security update for 2 packages

RHSA-2021:1972, released May 18, 2021, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1972
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 18, 2021
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2020-5238)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1972

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [pandoc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/pandoc.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.0.6-5.el8 |
| [pandoc-common](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/pandoc-common.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.0.6-5.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-5238](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-5238.md) | Routine | pandoc: Pandoc is a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses this... | 6.5 | 0.0157 |  |

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