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Ubuntu: USN-3701-1 Critical Denial Of Service in Libsoup

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Immediate action needed regarding libsoup due to severe crash problem affecting various Ubuntu versions. Act swiftly!
libsoup could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

libsoup could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- libsoup2.4: HTTP client/server library for GNOME

Details:

It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain cookie

requests. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of

service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical issue Ubuntu libsoup

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libsoup2.4-1                    2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  libsoup2.4-1                    2.60.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libsoup2.4-1                    2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libsoup2.4-1                    2.44.2-1ubuntu2.3

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3701-1

  CVE-2018-12910

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July 03, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical issue Ubuntu libsoup

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.60.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.44.2-1ubuntu2.3

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