Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting libslirp package, versions <0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90044+a34bc939


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-LIBSLIRP-6080670
  • published 23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 2 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 libslirp to version 0:4.4.0-1.module+el8.9.0+90044+a34bc939 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6938.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libslirp package and not the libslirp 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

version 3.1
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NVD

6.1 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.1 medium