Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for libsoup

Published: 2025-02-05 | Updated: 2025-05-29

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-52531
CWE-ID	CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	libsoup (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU100995

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52531

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when performing conversion to UTF-8. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libsoup (Red Hat package): before 2.62.2-4.el7_9

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:libsoup_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1047

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.