Ubuntu Security Update USN-7565-1: libsoup vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that libsoup did not correctly handle memory while performing UTF-8 conversions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-52531) It was discovered that libsoup could enter an infinite loop when reading certain websocket data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-52532) It was discovered that libsoup could be made to read out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using libsoup to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-2784, CVE-2025-32050, CVE-2025-32052, CVE-2025-32053)

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