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Ubuntu 24.04 Roundcube Moderate XSS Risk USN-8097-1 CVE-2025-68461

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Roundcube Webmail security update for Ubuntu releases addresses cross-site scripting risks. Upgrade to mitigate risks.
Roundcube Webmail could be made to run arbitrary code via cross-site scripting.

Summary

Roundcube Webmail could be made to run arbitrary code via cross-site scripting.

Software Description:

- roundcube: skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers - metapack

Details:

It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail did not properly sanitize the

animate tag within SVG documents. An attacker could possibly use

this issue to cause a cross-site scripting attack.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update cross site scripting Ubuntu arbitrary code roundcube

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  roundcube-core                  1.6.6+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  roundcube-core                  1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  roundcube-core                  1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  roundcube-plugins               1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  roundcube-core                  1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  roundcube-plugins               1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8097-1

CVE-2025-68461

Severity
important
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Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8097-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update cross site scripting Ubuntu arbitrary code roundcube

Package Information

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