1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6748-1

USN-6748-1: Sanitize vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 April 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Sanitize.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Sanitize incorrectly handled noscript elements
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-23627)

It was discovered that Sanitize incorrectly handled style elements under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2023-36823)

It was discovered that Sanitize incorrectly handled noscript elements
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-23627)

It was discovered that Sanitize incorrectly handled style elements under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2023-36823)

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
23.10 mantic ruby-sanitize –  6.0.0-1.1ubuntu0.23.10.1
22.04 jammy ruby-sanitize –  6.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal ruby-sanitize –  4.6.6-2.1~0.20.04.2

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