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Oracle Linux 7 : libsoup (ELSA-2026-0925)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298671

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0925 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2025-14523 [Orabug: 38873507]
 - Backport patch for CVE-2025-4945 and CVE-2025-11021 [Orabug: 38664275]
 - Fixes CVE-2025-2784 CVE-2025-4948 CVE-2025-32049 [Orabug: 38085184]
 - CVE-2025-32906 CVE-2025-32911 CVE-2025-32913 CVE-2025-32914
 - Fixed CVE-2024-52531 buffer overflow via UTF-8 conversion in

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libsoup and / or libsoup-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-0925.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298671

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-0925.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/11/2026

Updated: 2/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14523

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libsoup, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libsoup-devel

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14523