Security update for libsoup

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1004-1
Release Date: 2026-03-25T09:32:40Z
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:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1004=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • typelib-1_0-Soup-2_4-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-debugsource-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-devel-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-32bit-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-32bit-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-2.62.2-5.40.1
    • libsoup-2_4-1-2.62.2-5.40.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libsoup-lang-2.62.2-5.40.1

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