CVE-2026-12478
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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": [
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]
},
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},
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]
},
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"metrics": {
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{
"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"
},
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"impactScore": 2.5
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"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
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"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]"
}
]
}