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Red Hat: RHSA-2011:1102-01 Moderate: libsoup Directory Traversal Flaw

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Calendar Grey July 28, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical libsoup security patch for CentOS 6 mitigating path traversal vulnerability. Update strongly advised.
Updated libsoup packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

libsoup is an HTTP client/library implementation for GNOME.
A directory traversal flaw was found in libsoup's SoupServer. If an application used SoupServer to implement an HTTP service, a remote attacker who is able to connect to that service could use this flaw to access any local files accessible to that application via a specially-crafted request. (CVE-2011-2524)
All users of libsoup should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. All running applications using libsoup's SoupServer must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update directory traversal moderate severity libsoup service flaw

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2524 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm libsoup-devel-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
ppc64: libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm libsoup-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm libsoup-debuginfo-2.28.2-1.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1102-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1102.html
Issue date: 2011-07-28

Topic

Updated libsoup packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update directory traversal moderate severity libsoup service flaw

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

720509 - CVE-2011-2524 libsoup: SoupServer directory traversal flaw

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