1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4152-1

USN-4152-1: libsoup vulnerability

Publication date

9 October 2019

Overview

libsoup could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled parsing certain NTLM
messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a
malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service.

It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled parsing certain NTLM
messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a
malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco libsoup2.4-1 –  2.66.1-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic libsoup2.4-1 –  2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4

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