USN-4152-1: libsoup vulnerability
libsoup2.4 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
libsoup could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description
- 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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- libsoup2.4-1 – 2.66.1-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libsoup2.4-1 – 2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4
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
Source: USN-4152-1: libsoup vulnerability
