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Ubuntu 24.10 and 22.04 LTS: USN-7127-1 Critical libsoup3 Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential libsoup3 enhancements for Ubuntu tackling external intrusions and denial-of-service vulnerabilities across various distributions.
Several security issues were fixed in libsoup3.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libsoup3. Software Description: - libsoup3: GObject introspection data for the libsoup HTTP library Details: It was discovered that libsoup ignored certain characters at the end of header names. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a HTTP request smuggling attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-52530) It was discovered that libsoup did not correctly handle memory while performing UTF-8 conversions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-52531) It was discovered that libsoup could enter an infinite loop when reading certain websocket data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-52532)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10   libsoup-3.0-0                   3.6.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   libsoup-3.0-0                   3.4.4-5ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   libsoup-3.0-0                   3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7127-1

  CVE-2024-52530, CVE-2024-52531, CVE-2024-52532

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7127-1

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup3/3.6.0-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup3/3.4.4-5ubuntu0.1

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