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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4152-1
October 09, 2019
libsoup2.4 vulnerability
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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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1
CVE-2019-17266
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.66.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4
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