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 security updates for libsoup in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available patches as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:2628 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the libsoup HTTP client and server library used in GNOME, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-0719) involves a signed to unsigned conversion error that leads to a stack-based buffer overflow in NTLM authentication. The second vulnerability (CVE-2026-1761) is a stack-based buffer overflow in multipart HTTP response parsing. These issues could potentially allow attackers to cause memory corruption. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2628 (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_2628.json (opens in a new tab)