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CVE-2026-102556VulnerabilityPublished Updated

libsoup · Type Confusion

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-102556· High 8.6

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.18.6
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libsoup3Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libsoup3Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportlibsoup3Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportlibsoupAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8libsoupAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportlibsoupAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released security updates for libsoup in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the official Red Hat patches as described in the advisory RHSA-2026:83384. Since a fix is available, updating to the patched versions is the recommended mitigation. No additional workarounds or mitigations are specified by the vendor.

Description

A vulnerability in libsoup's handling of WebSocket Pong frames causes a type confusion between GByteArray and GBytes in the ::pong signal. This flaw can lead to heap corruption or application crashes when an application connects a handler expecting the documented GBytes type and receives a crafted Pong frame. Red Hat has issued security updates addressing this and related heap buffer overflow issues in libsoup for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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