SB2025071789 - Ubuntu update for libsoup2.4
Published: July 17, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32907)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32914)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the soup_multipart_new_from_message() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4945)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling cookies. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
4) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4948)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the soup_multipart_new_from_message() function when handling multipart messages. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an integer underflow and crash the application.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4969)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling multipart HTTP messages. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.