UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-15709
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-15709
Published
2026-07-14T20:16:00Z
Modified
2026-07-15T19:46:15.018546604Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in libsoup's WebSocket implementation when using the permessage-deflate extension. The extension's decompression loop (inflate()) processes data in chunks without enforcing an upper boundary limit on the output buffer size. While libsoup limits the incoming compressed frame size via maxincomingpayloadsize, it fails to track or limit memory allocation during decompression. A separate check for decompressed size (maxtotalmessagesize) exists but executes only after inflation is complete, and it is entirely disabled by default for client connections. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a small, highly compressed payload (a decompression bomb), causing unbounded memory allocation that triggers an Out-of-Memory (OOM) crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.72.0-3ubuntu3
2.74.1-1
2.74.2-2
2.74.2-3
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.1
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.2
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.3
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.4
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.5
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.6
2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.2-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.74.3-1
2.74.3-2
2.74.3-3
2.74.3-6
2.74.3-6build1
2.74.3-6ubuntu1
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.1
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.2
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.3
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.4
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.5
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.6
2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome-2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
libsoup3

Package

Name
libsoup3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.2-4
3.4.4-1
3.4.4-2
3.4.4-4
3.4.4-5
3.4.4-5build1
3.4.4-5build2
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.1
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.2
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.3
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.4
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.5
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.6
3.4.4-5ubuntu0.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-5ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-5ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-5ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-5ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libsoup3

Package

Name
libsoup3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup3?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.5-4
3.6.5-5
3.6.5-6
3.6.5-7
3.6.5-9
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.50.0-2debian1
2.52.1-1
2.52.2-1
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.1
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.2
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm3
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm4
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm5
2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm6",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.52.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm6",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.60.1-1
2.60.2-1
2.60.2-2
2.60.3-1
2.61.90-1
2.62.0-1
2.62.1-1
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.1
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.3
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm2
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm3
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm4
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm5
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm6
2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.62.1-1ubuntu0.4+esm7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.68.2-0ubuntu1
2.68.2-1
2.68.2-2
2.68.2-2build2
2.69.90-1
2.70.0-1
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.1
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.2
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.3
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.4
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm1
2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.70.0-1ubuntu0.5+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
libsoup3

Package

Name
libsoup3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.4-2
3.0.4-3
3.0.5-1
3.0.7-0ubuntu1
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm1
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm2
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm3
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm4
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm5
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm6
3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.7-0ubuntu1+esm7",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-3.0-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
libsoup2.4

Package

Name
libsoup2.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsoup2.4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.74.3-10.1ubuntu4
2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5
2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-soup-2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup-gnome-2.4-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.74.3-10.1ubuntu5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsoup2.4-tests"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15709.json"