Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting buildah package, versions <1:1.31.3-1.module+el8.9.0+90021+ce997450


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BUILDAH-6080437
  • published23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-3978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 buildah to version 1:1.31.3-1.module+el8.9.0+90021+ce997450 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6939.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream buildah package and not the buildah package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Text nodes not in the HTML namespace are incorrectly literally rendered, causing text which should be escaped to not be. This could lead to an XSS attack.

CVSS Scores

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