CVE-2026-66338 (GCVE-0-2026-66338)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-24 23:01 – Updated: 2026-07-24 23:01
VLAI
Title
Libsoup: libsoup: http request smuggling via permissive chunk-size parsing in soup_body_input_stream_read_chunked()
Summary
A flaw was found in libsoup. The chunked transfer encoding parser uses a permissive parsing function for chunk sizes that silently accepts inputs violating RFC 9112, including leading whitespace, plus sign prefixes, and trailing invalid characters. When libsoup operates behind a strict frontend proxy, this parsing differential can be exploited to smuggle HTTP requests.
CWE
  • CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66338 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506950 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-05 00:00
Credits
Upstream acknowledges cavid as the original reporter.
Show details on NVD website

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