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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : libsoup3 vulnerabilities (USN-7127-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211895

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7127-1 advisory.

 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211895

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7127-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/27/2024

Updated: 9/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-52530

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-52531

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-soup-3.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-dev

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2024

Reference Information

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

USN: 7127-1