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CVE-2025-11021: Out-of-bounds Read

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-11021cvecve-2025-11021
Published: 09/26/2025 (09/26/2025, 08:36:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Description

A flaw was found in the cookie date handling logic of the libsoup HTTP library, widely used by GNOME and other applications for web communication. When processing cookies with specially crafted expiration dates, the library may perform an out-of-bounds memory read. This flaw could result in unintended disclosure of memory contents, potentially exposing sensitive information from the process using libsoup.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.5high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=0>=9.0 <9.6.3>=10.0 <10.0.7

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/02/2026, 22:19:29 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-11021 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the cookie date handling logic of the libsoup HTTP library. When processing cookies with specially crafted expiration dates, libsoup may read memory beyond intended bounds, which can result in disclosure of sensitive memory contents from the affected process. This vulnerability affects libsoup versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10 distributions. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2025:18183 and RHSA-2025:19713 providing updated packages that fix this flaw. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (high severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact on confidentiality only.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read out-of-bounds memory from the process using libsoup, potentially exposing sensitive information contained in memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability in affected versions of libsoup and libsoup3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10. Users should apply these updates promptly. Refer to Red Hat advisories RHSA-2025:18183 and RHSA-2025:19713 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed remediation steps. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
redhat
Date Reserved
2025-09-26T07:16:40.923Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
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Threat ID: 68d6b4b791eb8c33bca9f9a8

Added to database: 09/26/2025, 15:43:51 UTC

Last enriched: 07/02/2026, 22:19:29 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 346

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