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Ubuntu 25.04 - 22.04: 7556-1 Critical Bootstrap XSS Threat

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Several security issues were fixed in Bootstrap.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7556-1
June 05, 2025

twitter-bootstrap3, twitter-bootstrap4 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Bootstrap.

Software Description:
- twitter-bootstrap3: Powerful, extensible, and feature-packed frontend toolkit
- twitter-bootstrap4: Powerful, extensible, and feature-packed frontend toolkit

Details:

It was discovered that Bootstrap did not correctly sanitize certain input in
the carousel component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2024-6484, CVE-2024-6531)

It was discovered that Bootstrap did not correctly sanitize certain input in
the button plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2024-6485)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.10
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.10.1
  libjs-bootstrap4                4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.04.1
  libjs-bootstrap4                4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.4.1+dfsg-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
  libjs-bootstrap4                4.6.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libjs-bootstrap4                4.4.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.3.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libjs-bootstrap                 3.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7556-1
  CVE-2024-6484, CVE-2024-6485, CVE-2024-6531

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.25.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap4/4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap4/4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 25.04 - 22.04: 7556-1 Critical Bootstrap XSS Threat

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2025
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Critical vulnerabilities identified in Bootstrap impact various Ubuntu versions. Thoughtful update guidelines shared for enhanced user safety.
Several security issues were fixed in Bootstrap.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Bootstrap. Software Description: - twitter-bootstrap3: Powerful, extensible, and feature-packed frontend toolkit - twitter-bootstrap4: Powerful, extensible, and feature-packed frontend toolkit Details: It was discovered that Bootstrap did not correctly sanitize certain input in the carousel component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2024-6484, CVE-2024-6531) It was discovered that Bootstrap did not correctly sanitize certain input in the button plugin. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2024-6485)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libjs-bootstrap 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.25.04.1 Ubuntu 24.10 libjs-bootstrap 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.10.1 libjs-bootstrap4 4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libjs-bootstrap 3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.04.1 libjs-bootstrap4 4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libjs-bootstrap 3.4.1+dfsg-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 libjs-bootstrap4 4.6.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libjs-bootstrap 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libjs-bootstrap4 4.4.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libjs-bootstrap 3.3.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libjs-bootstrap 3.3.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7556-1

CVE-2024-6484, CVE-2024-6485, CVE-2024-6531

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7556-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.25.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap4/4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap3/3.4.1+dfsg-3+deb12u1build0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/twitter-bootstrap4/4.6.1+dfsg1-4+deb12u1build0.24.04.1

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