Ubuntu alert USN-6654-1 (roundcube)

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Nishit Majithia <nishit.majithia@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-6654-1] Roundcube Webmail vulnerability
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Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:32:42 +0530
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6654-1
February 26, 2024

roundcube vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Roundcube Webmail could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Software Description:
- roundcube: skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers

Details:

It was discovered that Roundcube Webmail incorrectly sanitized characters
in the linkrefs text messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2023-43770)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
  roundcube                       1.6.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
  roundcube-core                  1.6.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  roundcube                       1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  roundcube-core                  1.5.0+dfsg.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  roundcube                       1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
  roundcube-core                  1.4.3+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  roundcube                       1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
  roundcube-core                  1.3.6+dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  roundcube                       1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm3
  roundcube-core                  1.2~beta+dfsg.1-0ubuntu1+esm3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6654-1
  CVE-2023-43770

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/roundcube/1.6.2+dfsg...