USN-4896-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4896-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-4896-2.json
Related
Published
2021-04-08T12:46:21.584996Z
Modified
2021-04-08T12:46:21.584996Z
Summary
lxml vulnerability
Details

USN-4896-1 fixed a vulnerability in lxml. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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:Pro:14.04:LTS / lxml

Package

Name
lxml

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "python-lxml-doc": "3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3",
            "python3-lxml": "3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3",
            "python-lxml": "3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3"
        }
    ]
}