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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : libsoup vulnerabilities (USN-8890-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 363740

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8890-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-4271)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain HTTPS proxy connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-5119)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly parsed certain chunked HTTP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass security controls. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-6324)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled proxy authentication credentials. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-66339)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain HTTP Range headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-77014, CVE-2026-77680)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-85197)

 It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 transfers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-85534)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8890-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 363740

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8890-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.43

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5119

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-soup-2.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-soup-3.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-3.0-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-gnome-2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup-gnome2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsoup2.4-tests

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4271, CVE-2026-5119, CVE-2026-6324, CVE-2026-66339, CVE-2026-77014, CVE-2026-77680, CVE-2026-85197, CVE-2026-85534

USN: 8890-1