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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1181-1
July 28, 2011
libsoup2.4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
An attacker could send crafted URLs to a SoupServer application and obtain
unintended access to files.
Software Description:
- libsoup2.4: HTTP client/server library for GNOME
Details:
It was discovered that libsoup did not properly validate its input when
processing SoupServer requests. A remote attacker could exploit this to
access files via directory traversal.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.04:
libsoup2.4-1 2.34.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 10.10:
libsoup2.4-1 2.31.92-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libsoup2.4-1 2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2
After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that
use libsoup to make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1181-1
CVE-2011-2524
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.34.0-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.31.92-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsoup2.4/2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2
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