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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Advisory USN-6988-1: Twisted XSS Attack

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Calendar Grey September 4, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Intricate security bulletin revisions for Ubuntu dealing with urgent risks and weaknesses recorded on October 02, 2024.
Several security issues were fixed in Twisted.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Twisted.

Software Description:

- twisted: Event-based framework for internet applications

Details:

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled response order when

processing multiple HTTP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to delay and manipulate responses.

This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-41671)

It was discovered that Twisted did not properly sanitize certain input.

An attacker could use this vulnerability to possibly execute an HTML

injection leading to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

(CVE-2024-41810)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-twisted                 24.3.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-twisted                 22.1.0-2ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-twisted                 18.9.0-11ubuntu0.20.04.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   python-twisted                  17.9.0-2ubuntu0.3+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3-twisted                 17.9.0-2ubuntu0.3+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   python-twisted                  16.0.0-1ubuntu0.4+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python3-twisted                 16.0.0-1ubuntu0.4+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   python-twisted                  13.2.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6988-1

  CVE-2024-41671, CVE-2024-41810

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/24.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/22.1.0-2ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twisted/18.9.0-11ubuntu0.20.04.4

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