CVE-2026-15711
Libsoup: soupwebsocketconnection: libsoup: websocket remote denial of service via oversized control frame protocol violation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 14, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in libsoup's WebSocket frame parsing implementation. The library fails to validate length rules specified in RFC 6455 §5.5, which mandates that all WebSocket control frames (e.g., PING, PONG, CLOSE) contain a payload of 125 bytes or less. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a non-compliant, oversized control frame. Because the parser handles this protocol violation improperly instead of throwing an immediate connection termination error, it triggers a internal processing crash, resulting in a remote denial of service (DoS) for applications utilizing libsoup WebSockets.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat |
References
- RHSA-2026:68234vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68235vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68266vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:68612vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:69108vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:69297vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:69863vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:70598vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:70599vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:71389vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15711vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2499924issue-tracking
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/515
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