Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsoup package, versions <0:2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBSOUP-9911385
  • published1 May 2025
  • disclosed3 Apr 2025

Introduced: 3 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-2784  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libsoup to version 0:2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2841.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsoup package and not the libsoup package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1