Security advisory

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      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/416",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1967028",
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  "published_at": "2022-03-02T23:15:08.46+00:00"
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