Debian Security Advisory
DSA-5043-1 lxml -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 12 Jan 2022
- Affected Packages:
- lxml
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1001885.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-43818. - More information:
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It was discovered that lxml, a Python binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries, does not properly sanitize its input, which could lead to cross-site scripting.
For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 4.3.2-1+deb10u4.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 4.6.3+dfsg-0.1+deb11u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your lxml packages.
For the detailed security status of lxml please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lxml