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CVE-2026-12478

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Description

The fix for CVE-2026-0716 (commit 6ff7ef0, libsoup 3.6.6) placed the integer overflow guard inside the if (masked) block, leaving unmasked server-to-client frames unprotected. A malicious WebSocket server can send a crafted unmasked frame with a payload length near UINT64_MAX to trigger an OOB read in a libsoup-based client when max_incoming_payload_size is set to 0.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-14 10:16:30.957000
Last modified
2026-10-24 21:10:00.130000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-12478",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-14T10:16:30.957",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T21:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The fix for CVE-2026-0716 (commit 6ff7ef0, libsoup 3.6.6) placed the integer overflow guard inside the if (masked) block, leaving unmasked server-to-client frames unprotected. A malicious WebSocket server can send a crafted unmasked frame with a payload length near UINT64_MAX to trigger an OOB read in a libsoup-based client when max_incoming_payload_size is set to 0."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La corrección para CVE-2026-0716 (commit 6ff7ef0, libsoup 3.6.6) colocó la protección contra desbordamiento de entero dentro del bloque if (masked), dejando desprotegidos los fotogramas sin máscara de servidor a cliente. Un servidor WebSocket malicioso puede enviar un fotograma sin máscara manipulado con una longitud de carga útil cercana a UINT64_MAX para activar una lectura fuera de límites en un cliente basado en libsoup cuando max_incoming_payload_size se establece en 0."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "libsoup3",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
          ]
        },
        {
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          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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          "packageName": "libsoup",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
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        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
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          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "libsoup",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
          ]
        },
        {
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          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
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          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
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          "cpes": [
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
          "baseScore": 4.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
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      }
    ],
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          "timestamp": "2026-07-15T14:42:08.156943Z",
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            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
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    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-125"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12478",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489655",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/518",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}