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AlmaLinux 9 : libsoup (ALSA-2026:83384)

high Nessus Plugin ID 366102

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:83384 advisory.

 * libsoup: libsoup: Heap buffer overflow from WebSocket Pong signal type confusion (CVE-2026-102556)
 * libsoup: libsoup: Heap buffer overflow during WebSocket message reassembly (CVE-2026-102557)
 * libsoup: libsoup: Heap buffer overflow during WebSocket receive-buffer growth (CVE-2026-102558)
 * libsoup: libsoup: Heap buffer overflow during WebSocket client-frame masking (CVE-2026-102559)
 * libsoup: libsoup: Heap buffer overflow during outgoing permessage-deflate buffer growth (CVE-2026-102560)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 libsoup and / or libsoup-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83384

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-83384.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 366102

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-83384.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/15/2026

Updated: 10/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Percentile: 96.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-102560

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libsoup-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libsoup

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-102556, CVE-2026-102557, CVE-2026-102558, CVE-2026-102559, CVE-2026-102560

CWE: 125, 843

RHSA: 2026:83384