Security update for libsoup

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1178-1
Release Date: 2026-04-02T15:08:02Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-0716 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsoup fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-0716: improper bounds handling may allow out-of-bounds read (bsc#1256418).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1178=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libsoup-3_0-0-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-3_0-0-debuginfo-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-devel-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-debugsource-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • typelib-1_0-Soup-3_0-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • libsoup-3_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-devel-32bit-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-3_0-0-32bit-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • libsoup-lang-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libsoup-3_0-0-64bit-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-3_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1
    • libsoup-devel-64bit-3.0.4-150400.3.40.1

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