# CVE-2026-85197: Libsoup: libsoup: heap use-after-free in libsoup http/2 client on\_data\_read() via goaway during body upload

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Affected

- libsoup3: version range not reported
- libsoup3: version range not reported
- libsoup: version range not reported
- libsoup: version range not reported
- libsoup: version range not reported
- libsoup: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libsoup3, libsoup, 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-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

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