Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4666-2 Critical: Lxml XSS Threat Mended

ubuntu

December 10, 2020

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 librarie

Details:

USN-4666-1 partially fixed a vulnerability in lxml, but an additional patch was needed. This update provides

the corresponding additional patch in order to properly fix the vulnerability.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Topics Covered

security advisory critical XSS cross-site scripting patch ubuntu lxml

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  python3-lxml                    4.5.2-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  python-lxml                     4.5.0-1ubuntu0.2
  python3-lxml                    4.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-lxml                     4.2.1-1ubuntu0.3
  python3-lxml                    4.2.1-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-lxml                     3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3
  python3-lxml                    3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  python-lxml                     3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
  python3-lxml                    3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm2

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  python-lxml                     2.3.2-1ubuntu0.5
  python3-lxml                    2.3.2-1ubuntu0.5

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