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TI-2024-35202 Aliases CVE-2024-52532GHSA-f6qg-rg6j-cxgf

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 has an infinite loop, and memory consumption.

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

GNOME libsoup before 3.6.1 has an infinite loop, and memory consumption. during the reading of certain patterns of WebSocket data from clients.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00926 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.1VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:9573 Released 2024-11-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    libsoup security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libsoup-devel-2.62.3-6.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libsoup-2.62.3-6.el8_10
  • RHSA-2024:9559 Released 2024-11-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    libsoup security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libsoup-2.72.0-8.el9_5.2, libsoup-devel-2.72.0-8.el9_5.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:9573
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:9559
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:9573
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52532
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6qg-rg6j-cxgf

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-03716 Libsoup: libsoup: denial of service via use-after-free in http/2 server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-35201 Out-of-bounds write in GNOME libsoup CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2025-02434 Libsoup: heap buffer over-read in `skip_insignificant_space` when sniffing content CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-03134 Libsoup: libsoup: http header injection and response splitting via crlf injection in content-type header CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-02105 Out-of-bounds write in GNOME libsoup CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-10764 Libsoup: heap out-of-bounds read in libsoup due to integer truncation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.2
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