# Security update for rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3714-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * #1206433
  * #1206434
  * #1206435
  * #1206436

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2022-23517
  * CVE-2022-23518
  * CVE-2022-23519
  * CVE-2022-23520

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2022-23517 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2022-23517 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-23518 ( SUSE ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2022-23518 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2022-23518 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2022-23519 ( SUSE ):  7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2022-23519 ( NVD ):  7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2022-23520 ( SUSE ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2022-23520 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2022-23517: Fixed inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to
    excessive backtracking when attempting to sanitize certain SVG attributes.
    (bsc#1206433)
  * CVE-2022-23518: Fixed XSS via data URIs when used in combination with
    Loofah. (bsc#1206434)
  * CVE-2022-23519: Fixed XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of
    Rails::Html::Sanitizer. (bsc#1206435)
  * CVE-2022-23520: Fixed XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of
    Rails::Html::Sanitizer. (bsc#1206436)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3714=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3714=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP1-2023-3714=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP2-2023-3714=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2023-3714=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP4-2023-3714=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2023-3714=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-doc-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-testsuite-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-doc-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-testsuite-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le
    s390x x86_64)
    * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23517.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23518.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23519.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23520.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206433
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206434
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206435
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206436

openSUSE: 2023:3714-1: important: rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer Security Advisory Update

September 20, 2023
This update for rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer fixes the following issues: CVE-2022-23517: Fixed inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when att...

Description

This update for rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer fixes the following issues: * CVE-2022-23517: Fixed inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to sanitize certain SVG attributes. (bsc#1206433) * CVE-2022-23518: Fixed XSS via data URIs when used in combination with Loofah. (bsc#1206434) * CVE-2022-23519: Fixed XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer. (bsc#1206435) * CVE-2022-23520: Fixed XSS vulnerability with certain configurations of Rails::Html::Sanitizer. (bsc#1206436)

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3714=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3714=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP1-2023-3714=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP2-2023-3714=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2023-3714=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP4-2023-3714=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2023-3714=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-doc-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-testsuite-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-doc-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-testsuite-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ruby2.5-rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.4-150000.4.6.1


References

* #1206433 * #1206434 * #1206435 * #1206436 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23517.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23518.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23519.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23520.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206433 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206434 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206435 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206436


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3714-1
Rating: important

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