Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update
Affects Red Hat libsoupSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/libsouppkg:rpm/redhat/libsoupOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated libsoup packages (libsoup-2.72.0-8.el9_2.10) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2005 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Description
Two high-severity vulnerabilities have been identified in the libsoup HTTP client and server library used in GNOME, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-0719) involves a signed to unsigned conversion error that leads to a stack-based buffer overflow during NTLM authentication. The second vulnerability (CVE-2026-1761) is a stack-based buffer overflow in the multipart HTTP response parsing functionality. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated libsoup packages to address these issues.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2005 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427906 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435961 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_2005.json (opens in a new tab)