USN-1722-1: jQuery vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• 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 versions:

Ubuntu 11.10

• libjs-jquery - 1.6.2-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 10.04

• libjs-jquery - 1.3.3-2ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2011-4969