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A python-lxml security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.



SUSE-SU-2022:3836-1: moderate: Security update for python-lxml


SUSE Security Update: Security update for python-lxml
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3836-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1179534 #1184177
Cross-References: CVE-2020-27783 CVE-2021-28957
CVSS scores:
CVE-2020-27783 (NVD) : 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE-2020-27783 (SUSE): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE-2021-28957 (NVD) : 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE-2021-28957 (SUSE): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:

This update for python-lxml fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-28957: Fixed XSS due to missing input sanitization for HTML5attributes (bsc#1184177).
- CVE-2020-27783: Fixed XSS due to the use of improper parser (bsc#1179534).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-3836=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

python2-lxml-doc-4.0.0-150000.4.3.1
python3-lxml-doc-4.0.0-150000.4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27783.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28957.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179534
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184177