A jQuery UI security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 20.04 LTS.

[USN-6419-1] jQuery UI vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6419-1
October 05, 2023

jqueryui vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in jQuery UI.

Software Description:
- jqueryui: JavaScript UI library for dynamic web applications

Details:

Hong Phat Ly discovered that jQuery UI did not properly manage parameters
from untrusted sources, which could lead to arbitrary web script or HTML
code injection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7103)

Esben Sparre Andreasen discovered that jQuery UI did not properly handle
values from untrusted sources in the Datepicker widget. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS)
attack and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-41182, CVE-2021-41183)

It was discovered that jQuery UI did not properly validate values from
untrusted sources. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41184)

It was discovered that the jQuery UI checkboxradio widget did not properly
decode certain values from HTML entities. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack and cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-31160)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libjs-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1
node-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libjs-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3
node-jquery-ui 1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libjs-jquery-ui 1.10.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libjs-jquery-ui 1.10.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6419-1
CVE-2016-7103, CVE-2021-41182, CVE-2021-41183, CVE-2021-41184,
CVE-2022-31160

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jqueryui/1.12.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1