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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : libsoup (SUSE-SU-2026:0894-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 302258
Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:0894-1 advisory.This update for libsoup fixes the following issue:
- CVE-2026-0716: improper bounds handling may allow out-of-bounds read (bsc#1256418).
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256418
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 302258
File Name: suse_SU-2026-0894-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 3/14/2026
Updated: 3/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0716
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsoup-3_0-0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-soup-3_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsoup-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsoup-lang, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-0716
SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0894-1