USN-8523-1: libsoup2.4 Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8523-1 is a vulnerability in libsoup2.4 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 09-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libsoup2.4 vulnerabilities Eric Su and Samuel Dainard discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled content with zero-length resources. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger a buffer over-read, resulting in information disclosure or a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.10, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-2369) Kona Arctic discovered that libsoup did not properly protect sensitive cookies when establishing HTTPS tunnels through an HTTP proxy. An attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept session cookies, resulting in session hijacking or user impersonation. (CVE-2026-5119)
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Public exploits
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Weaknesses
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Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- libsoup2.4< 2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm6 | < 2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm7 | < 2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2 | < 2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7 | < 2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7 | < 2.74.3-10.1ubuntu4.1 | < 2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1
1 vendor · 1 product