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Mageia 7: MGASA-2020-0176 Critical: Python-Bleach Security Issues

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2020
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Recent updates to the python-bleach packages have resolved significant security vulnerabilities in Mageia systems. Discover the changes made to enhance security.
In Mozilla Bleach before 3.12, a mutation XSS in bleach.clean when RCDATA and either svg or math tags are whitelisted and the keyword argument strip=False

Summary

In Mozilla Bleach before 3.12, a mutation XSS in bleach.clean when RCDATA and either svg or math tags are whitelisted and the keyword argument strip=False. (CVE-2020-6816)
Regular expression denial of service. (CVE-2020-6817)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26445

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00046.html

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00001.html

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26379

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6816

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6817

Resolution

SRPMS

- 7/core/python-bleach-3.1.4-1.mga7

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Publication date: 20 Apr 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0176.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-6816, CVE-2020-6817

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