Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libsoup-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBSOUPDEBUGINFO-8545056
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed11 Nov 2024

Introduced: 11 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-52531  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libsoup-debuginfo to version 0:2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2705.

NVD Description

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

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 allows a buffer overflow in applications that perform conversion to UTF-8 in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict. Input received over the network cannot trigger this.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1