Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1722-1
13th February, 2013
jquery vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
jQuery could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software description
- jquery - JavaScript library for dynamic web applications
Details
It was discovered that jQuery incorrectly handled selecting elements using
location.hash, resulting in a possible cross-site scripting (XSS) issue.
With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into
viewing a specially crafted page, a remote attacker could exploit this to
modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- libjs-jquery 1.6.2-1ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
- libjs-jquery 1.3.3-2ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.