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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : libsoup vulnerabilities (USN-7490-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235363

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7490-1 advisory.

 Tan Wei Chong discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled memory when parsing HTTP request headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP request to the server, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32906)

 Alon Zahavi discovered that libsoup incorrectly parsed video files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP response back to the client, causing a denial of service, or leading to undefined behavior. (CVE-2025-32909)

 Jan Raski discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled memory when parsing authentication headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP response back to the client, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32910, CVE-2025-32912)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled data in the hash table data type. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP request to the server, causing a denial of service or remote code execution. (CVE-2025-32911)

 Jan Raski discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled memory when parsing the content disposition HTTP header. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send maliciously crafted data to a client or server, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32913)

 Alon Zahavi discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled memory when parsing HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP request to the server, causing a denial of service or obtaining sensitive information. (CVE-2025-32914)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled memory when parsing quality-list headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to send a maliciously crafted HTTP request to the server, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2025-46420)

 Jan Raski discovered that libsoup did not strip authorization information upon redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-46421)

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-7490-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235363

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7490-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/6/2025

Updated: 5/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-soup-2.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-gnome2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-gnome2.4-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-gnome-2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-tests, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32906, CVE-2025-32909, CVE-2025-32910, CVE-2025-32911, CVE-2025-32912, CVE-2025-32913, CVE-2025-32914, CVE-2025-46420, CVE-2025-46421

USN: 7490-1