How many CVEs have patched _get_rule_start_chars?

1 published CVEs changed _get_rule_start_chars in lepture/mistune, in 1 distinct patches totalling 354 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed _get_rule_start_chars?

CVE-2026-59925 (inline_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long runs of `**x**` and `***x***` emphasis pairs), published 2026-07-08, changed lines 464 to 817 of src/mistune/inline_parser.py.

How does _get_rule_start_chars compare to the rest of lepture/mistune?

lepture/mistune has 14 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed _get_rule_start_chars.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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Function

_get_rule_start_chars

Name: _get_rule_start_chars in lepture/mistune: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

src/mistune/inline_parser.py

Last patched July 8, 2026

1

CVEs

That changed this function

1

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

354

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

_get_rule_start_chars in lepture/mistune was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 354 lines in total.

lepture/mistune has 14 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 7% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed _get_rule_start_chars, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

inline_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long runs of `**x**` and `***x***` emphasis pairs
CVE-2026-59925 · lines 464–817 · +354 −0
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 0.6%2026-07-08

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Functions in lepture/mistune changed by the most CVE fixes.

__init__2 CVEs · src/mistune/inline_parser.py render_html_include2 CVEs · src/mistune/directives/include.py parse2 CVEs · src/mistune/directives/include.py _unquote_url2 CVEs · src/mistune/renderers/html.py safe_url2 CVEs · src/mistune/renderers/html.py render_figure2 CVEs · src/mistune/directives/image.py

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to _get_rule_start_chars.

How many CVEs have patched _get_rule_start_chars?: 1 published CVEs changed _get_rule_start_chars in lepture/mistune, in 1 distinct patches totalling 354 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed _get_rule_start_chars?: CVE-2026-59925 (inline_parser: quadratic-time parsing on long runs of `**x**` and `***x***` emphasis pairs), published 2026-07-08, changed lines 464 to 817 of src/mistune/inline_parser.py.
How does _get_rule_start_chars compare to the rest of lepture/mistune?: lepture/mistune has 14 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed _get_rule_start_chars.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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