Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the libsoup HTTP client and server library for GNOME, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. The issues include a heap buffer over-read, denial of service attacks via websocket server and integer underflow, and out-of-bounds read leading to process crashes. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libsoup library for GNOME contains several security flaws: a heap buffer over-read in the skip_insignificant_space function (CVE-2025-2784), a denial of service vulnerability affecting the websocket server (CVE-2025-32049), an out-of-bounds read in soup_multipart_new_from_message causing crashes (CVE-2025-32914), and an integer underflow in the same function leading to denial of service (CVE-2025-4948). These vulnerabilities can cause crashes or denial of service conditions. Red Hat has issued an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions or application crashes in software using libsoup. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure impacts. The vulnerabilities affect HTTP client and server functionality, including websocket servers and multipart message processing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an important security update for libsoup in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8252 to remediate these vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the libsoup HTTP client and server library for GNOME, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. The issues include a heap buffer over-read, denial of service attacks via websocket server and integer underflow, and out-of-bounds read leading to process crashes. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The libsoup library for GNOME contains several security flaws: a heap buffer over-read in the skip_insignificant_space function (CVE-2025-2784), a denial of service vulnerability affecting the websocket server (CVE-2025-32049), an out-of-bounds read in soup_multipart_new_from_message causing crashes (CVE-2025-32914), and an integer underflow in the same function leading to denial of service (CVE-2025-4948). These vulnerabilities can cause crashes or denial of service conditions. Red Hat has issued an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions or application crashes in software using libsoup. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure impacts. The vulnerabilities affect HTTP client and server functionality, including websocket servers and multipart message processing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an important security update for libsoup in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8252 to remediate these vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8252
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-4948","CVE-2025-32049","CVE-2025-32914"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1d04853345fc1824bfb
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:56 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:08:51 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 17:49:01 UTC
Views: 3
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