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Description

A flaw was found in libsoup’s WebSocket frame processing when handling incoming messages. If a non-default configuration is used where the maximum incoming payload size is unset, the library may read memory outside the intended bounds. This can cause unintended memory exposure or a crash. Applications using libsoup’s WebSocket support with this configuration may be impacted.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-08 | Published 2026-01-13 | Updated 2026-01-13 | Assigner redhat




MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Problem types

Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

Product status

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affected

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unknown

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affected

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affected

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affected

Timeline

2026-01-08:Reported to Red Hat.
2026-01-08:Made public.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0716 vdb-entry

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427896 (RHBZ#2427896) issue-tracking

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/476

cve.org (CVE-2026-0716)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-0716)

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