Description
A flaw was found in libsoup, a library used by applications to send network requests. This vulnerability occurs because libsoup does not properly validate hostnames, allowing special characters to be injected into HTTP headers. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform HTTP smuggling, where they can send hidden, malicious requests alongside legitimate ones. In certain situations, this could lead to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), enabling an attacker to force the server to make unauthorized requests to other internal or external systems. The impact is low, as SoupServer is not actually used in internet infrastructure.
Problem types
Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input
Product status
Timeline
| 2026-03-06: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-03-06: | Made public. |
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Codean Labs for reporting this issue.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3632
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445127 (RHBZ#2445127)
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/483