Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-2436Libsoup: libsoup: denial of service via use-after-free in soupserver during tls handshake
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw was found in libsoup's SoupServer. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability where the `soup_server_disconnect()` function frees connection objects prematurely, even if a TLS handshake is still pending. If the handshake completes after the connection object has been freed, a dangling pointer is accessed, leading to a server crash and a Denial of Service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libsoup2.4 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Debian:13 | libsoup2.4 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Debian:12 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Debian:13 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsoup3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libsoup3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2436 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libsoup3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2436 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-825 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2436 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2442909 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/501