Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsoup2.4 package, versions <2.62.2-2
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- published24 Jul 2026
- disclosed5 Jul 2018
Introduced: 5 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-12910 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest libsoup2.4 to version 2.62.2-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsoup2.4 package and not the libsoup2.4 package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
The get_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-12910
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBREWZ3EEDYWG6PCLWL2EJ24ME5ZFAX6/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00003.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-sdk-images/commit/4215b8a21b3b3055e947312a8920df94f93ba047
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439f
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBREWZ3EEDYWG6PCLWL2EJ24ME5ZFAX6/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3701-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4241