USN-4896-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4896-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-4896-1.json
Related
Published
2021-03-30T16:24:59.616623Z
Modified
2021-03-30T16:24:59.616623Z
Summary
lxml vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
4.5.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python-lxml-doc": "4.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
            "python3-lxml": "4.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
            "python-lxml": "4.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
4.2.1-1ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python-lxml-doc": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.4",
            "python3-lxml": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.4",
            "python-lxml": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python-lxml-doc": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "python3-lxml": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "python-lxml": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ]
}