Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup3 security update
A low severity integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-4945) was identified in libsoup3, an HTTP library used by GNOME applications for asynchronous HTTP access. The flaw occurs in the handling of cookie expiration dates. Red Hat has issued a security update for libsoup3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-4945 in libsoup3 involves an integer overflow in the cookie expiration date handling code. Libsoup3 is a C-based HTTP library designed for asynchronous HTTP communication in GNOME applications. This integer overflow could potentially lead to incorrect processing of cookie expiration dates. Red Hat has released an official security advisory (RHSA-2025:19720) and corresponding package updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in cookie expiration date handling could cause incorrect behavior in libsoup3 when processing cookies. The security impact is rated as low by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for libsoup3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19720 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup3 security update
Description
A low severity integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-4945) was identified in libsoup3, an HTTP library used by GNOME applications for asynchronous HTTP access. The flaw occurs in the handling of cookie expiration dates. Red Hat has issued a security update for libsoup3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-4945 in libsoup3 involves an integer overflow in the cookie expiration date handling code. Libsoup3 is a C-based HTTP library designed for asynchronous HTTP communication in GNOME applications. This integer overflow could potentially lead to incorrect processing of cookie expiration dates. Red Hat has released an official security advisory (RHSA-2025:19720) and corresponding package updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in cookie expiration date handling could cause incorrect behavior in libsoup3 when processing cookies. The security impact is rated as low by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for libsoup3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19720 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:19720
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1df4853345fc182b01b
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:11 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:25:01 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 17:49:01 UTC
Views: 3
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