Oracle Linux 8 : libsoup (ELSA-2025-0838)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214823

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-0838 advisory.

[2.62.3-7]
- Backport upstream patch for CVE-2024-52531 - buffer overflow via UTF-8 conversion in soup_header_parse_param_list_strict Resolves: RHEL-76376

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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 libsoup and / or libsoup-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-0838.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214823

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-0838.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/30/2025

Updated: 1/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-52531

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libsoup, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libsoup-devel, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-52531