Ubuntu Security Notice 6787-1 - It was discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes that were accepted by the xmlattr filter. An attacker could use this issue to inject arbitrary HTML attribute keys and values to potentially execute a cross-site scripting attack.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6787-1
May 28, 2024
jinja2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Jinja2 could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Software Description:
- jinja2: small but fast and easy to use stand-alone template engine
Details:
It was discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled certain HTML attributes
that were accepted by the xmlattr filter. An attacker could use this issue
to inject arbitrary HTML attribute keys and values to potentially execute
a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-jinja2 3.1.2-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 23.10
python3-jinja2 3.1.2-1ubuntu0.23.10.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-jinja2 3.0.3-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python-jinja2 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3
python3-jinja2 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-jinja2 2.10-1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-jinja2 2.10-1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python-jinja2 2.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-jinja2 2.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
python-jinja2 2.7.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-jinja2 2.7.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6787-1
CVE-2024-34064
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jinja2/3.1.2-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jinja2/3.1.2-1ubuntu0.23.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jinja2/3.0.3-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jinja2/2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3