SB2026021953 - SUSE update for libsoup



SB2026021953 - SUSE update for libsoup

Published: February 19, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026021953
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) CRLF injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1536)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary data in server response.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted HTTP request ta to the application containing CR-LF characters and modify application behavior.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1761)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the soup_filter_input_stream_read_until() function when parsing multipart/form-data response. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.