CVE-2026-85197
Libsoup: libsoup: heap use-after-free in libsoup http/2 client on_data_read() via goaway during body upload
What happened?
A flaw was found in libsoup. A malicious HTTP/2 server or a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacker can exploit a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the HTTP/2 client implementation. This occurs when a GNOME application uploads a file using HTTP/2, and the server sends a GOAWAY frame while the file body is being read asynchronously. This can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in information disclosure or arbitrary code execution.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| libsoup3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:3.6.5-3.el10_2.14 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| libsoup3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:3.6.5-3.el10_0.18 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| libsoupRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| libsoupRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| libsoupRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
| libsoupRed Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68235
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82728
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85197
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2528425
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/work_items/552