=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4543-1
September 25, 2020

ruby-sanitize vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Sanitize could be made to perform XSS attacks if it received specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- ruby-sanitize: allowlist-based HTML and CSS sanitizer

Details:

Michał Bentkowski discovered that Sanitize did not properly sanitize some
math or svg HTML under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could
potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2020-4054)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  ruby-sanitize                   4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4543-1
  CVE-2020-4054

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-sanitize/4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1


Ubuntu 4543-1: Sanitize vulnerability

September 25, 2020
Sanitize could be made to perform XSS attacks if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: ruby-sanitize 4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4543-1

CVE-2020-4054

Severity
September 25, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-sanitize/4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.1

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