USN-4896-2: lxml vulnerability
Publication date
8 April 2021
Overview
lxml could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Releases
Packages
- lxml - pythonic binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | python3-lxml – 3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3 | ||
| python-lxml – 3.3.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm3 | |||
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