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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3841-2 Critical lxml Cross-Site Scripting

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Calendar Grey December 10, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
lxml could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Summary

lxml could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Software Description:

- lxml: pythonic binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries

Details:

USN-3841-1 fixed a vulnerability in lxml. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML files.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site

 scripting (XSS) attacks.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update critical cross-site scripting Ubuntu lxml Python package

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  python-lxml                     2.3.2-1ubuntu0.3
  python3-lxml                    2.3.2-1ubuntu0.3

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3841-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3841-1

  CVE-2018-19787

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December 10, 2018

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