Security update for libsoup

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20053-1
Release Date: 2026-01-12T12:10:35Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-14523 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-14523 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-14523 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsoup fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-14523: flaw in HTTP header handling can lead to host header parsing discrepancy between servers and proxies and allow for request smuggling, cache poisoning and bypass of access controls (bsc#1254876).

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 Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-557=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libsoup-3_0-0-3.4.2-10.1
    • libsoup-3_0-0-debuginfo-3.4.2-10.1
    • libsoup-debugsource-3.4.2-10.1

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