Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting libsoup package, versions [,3.6.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBSOUP-15473531
  • published12 Mar 2026
  • disclosed11 Feb 2026
  • creditilya rozentsvaig

Introduced: 11 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-2436  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libsoup to version 3.6.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Expired Pointer Dereference in the soup_server_disconnect() function during the TLS handshake. An attacker can cause a crash or disrupt service availability by triggering a use-after-free condition remotely.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1