Security update for libsoup

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0796-1
Release Date: 2026-03-04T09:33:44Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-1467 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-1467 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2026-1467 ( NVD ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2026-1539 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-1539 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2026-1539 ( NVD ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2026-1760 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-1760 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2026-1760 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsoup fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-1467: lack of input sanitization can lead to unintended or unauthorized HTTP requests (bsc#1257398).
  • CVE-2026-1539: proxy authentication credentials leaked via the Proxy-Authorization header when handling HTTP redirects (bsc#1257441).
  • CVE-2026-1760: improper handling of HTTP requests combining certain headers by SoupServer can lead to HTTP request smuggling and potential DoS (bsc#1257597).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-796=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libsoup-devel-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • typelib-1_0-Soup-2_4-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-debugsource-2.62.2-5.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libsoup-lang-2.62.2-5.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libsoup-2_4-1-32bit-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-32bit-2.62.2-5.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-32bit-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-devel-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • typelib-1_0-Soup-2_4-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-32bit-2.62.2-5.37.1
    • libsoup-debugsource-2.62.2-5.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libsoup-lang-2.62.2-5.37.1

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