Description
A flaw was found in libsoup’s caching mechanism, SoupCache, where the HTTP Vary header is ignored when evaluating cached responses. This header ensures that responses vary appropriately based on request headers such as language or authentication. Without this check, cached content can be incorrectly reused across different requests, potentially exposing sensitive user information. While the issue is unlikely to affect everyday desktop use, it could result in confidentiality breaches in proxy or multi-user environments.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libsoup | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libsoup3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libsoup3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libsoup3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libsoup3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libsoup3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libsoup3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libsoup2.4 | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | libsoup2.4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | libsoup3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | libsoup2.4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libsoup2.4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libsoup2.4 | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | libsoup | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | libsoup | No fix yet | — |