# CVE-2025-32049: Libsoup: denial of service attack to websocket server

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-03 · Updated: 2026-06-30

## Affected

- libsoup: through 3.6.4
- libsoup3: version range not reported
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## Description

A flaw was found in libsoup. The SoupWebsocketConnection may accept a large WebSocket message, which may cause libsoup to allocate memory and lead to a denial of service (DoS).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libsoup, libsoup3, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21657
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8128
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8132
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8139
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8140
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8480
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8482
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8663
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9179
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32049
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2357066
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/390
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/merge_requests/408

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