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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libsoup (CVE-2025-2784)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235431

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of libsoup installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-2784 advisory.

 - A flaw was found in libsoup. The package is vulnerable to a heap buffer over-read when sniffing content via the skip_insight_whitespace() function. Libsoup clients May read one byte out-of-bounds in response to a crafted HTTP response by an HTTP server. (CVE-2025-2784)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2784

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235431

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-2784.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/7/2025

Updated: 5/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2784

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsoup-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsoup-doc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsoup-lang, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsoup, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsoup-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2784