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Ubuntu 20.04 ESM USN-6065-1 Moderate: Css-What DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey May 10, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security Advisory USN-6065-1 outlines various vulnerabilities addressed in css-what within Ubuntu distributions.
Several security issues were fixed in css-what.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in css-what.

Software Description:

- node-css-what: A CSS selector parser

Details:

It was discovered that css-what incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a

user

or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input

file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service. (CVE-2021-33587, CVE-2022-21222)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service moderate severity ubuntu css-what

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 ESM:
   node-css-what                   3.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   node-css-what                   2.1.0-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   node-css-what                   2.1.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6065-1

CVE-2021-33587, CVE-2022-21222

May 10, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service moderate severity ubuntu css-what

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-css-what/2.1.0-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

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