CVE-2026-2436 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in libsoup's SoupServer component, where premature freeing of connection objects during a TLS handshake can lead to a dangling pointer access, affecting applications utilizing this library. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:H/A:H), a remote attacker can exploit this to cause a server crash and Denial of Service. While remotely exploitable without authentication, the attack complexity is high, indicating specific conditions may be required for successful exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion on CISA's KEV catalog, with minimal community discussion observed since its recent publication.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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