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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libtemplate-perl Critical HTML Injection Vuln 8377-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Template-Toolkit could allow arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to be injected into generated output.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8377-1
June 03, 2026

libtemplate-perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Template-Toolkit could allow arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to be injected
into generated output.

Software Description:
- libtemplate-perl: template processing system in Perl

Details:

It was discovered that Template-Toolkit did not properly escape single
quotes in the html_filter function of Template::Plugin::HTML. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into
generated output.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  libtemplate-perl                3.102-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10
  libtemplate-perl                2.27-1ubuntu0.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libtemplate-perl                2.27-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libtemplate-perl                2.27-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8377-1
  CVE-2026-5090

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/3.102-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.25.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libtemplate-perl Critical HTML Injection Vuln 8377-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 3, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Template-Toolkit in Ubuntu can allow arbitrary HTML and JavaScript injection, potentially compromising system integrity.
Template-Toolkit could allow arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to be injected into generated output.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Template-Toolkit could allow arbitrary HTML and JavaScript to be injected into generated output. Software Description: - libtemplate-perl: template processing system in Perl Details: It was discovered that Template-Toolkit did not properly escape single quotes in the html_filter function of Template::Plugin::HTML. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into generated output.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libtemplate-perl 3.102-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 25.10 libtemplate-perl 2.27-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libtemplate-perl 2.27-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libtemplate-perl 2.27-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8377-1

CVE-2026-5090

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8377-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/3.102-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtemplate-perl/2.27-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

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