USN-3701-1: libsoup vulnerability

3 July 2018

libsoup2.4 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 17.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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.

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

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2MNE0Fx