Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9 libsoup allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. This impacts an unknown function of the component libsoup. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-32049. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component libsoup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in libsoup. The SoupWebsocketConnection may accept a large WebSocket message, which may cause libsoup to allocate memory and lead to a denial of service (DoS).

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-32049 since 04/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234885 (Debian dla-4140 : gir1.2-soup-2.4 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234885), EUVD (EUVD-2025-9634) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1140). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • IBM Power Hardware Management Console
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IGEL OS
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • IBM App Connect Enterprise
  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234885
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4140 : gir1.2-soup-2.4 - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2025 🔍
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04/03/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2025 +251 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-32049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-32049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303235
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1140 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (libsoup): Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2025 16:07
Updated: 12/10/2025 10:04
Changes: 04/03/2025 16:07 (62), 04/28/2025 05:29 (2), 05/26/2025 09:21 (1), 06/04/2025 07:08 (1), 12/10/2025 10:04 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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