# CVE-2026-12548: Libsoup: heap out-of-bounds read in libsoup due to integer truncation

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-23

## Affected

- libsoup3: version range not reported

## Description

A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libsoup. When parsing multipart HTTP messages, an integer type mismatch between the caller and soup_headers_parse() can cause the length parameter to be incorrectly truncated, leading to a heap buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using libsoup or potentially disclose heap memory contents.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12548
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489996
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/work_items/512

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