CVE-2026-12549 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Published on June 22, 2026
Libsoup: incomplete fix for cve-2026-2443: range suffix overflow in libsoup soupserver
The fix for CVE-2026-2443 was regressed by a subsequent rework commit that replaced specific overflow checks with a general signed comparison. When a client sends a Range request with a suffix length exceeding the content size, the resulting negative start value is not properly clamped, leading to malformed HTTP 206 responses and log flooding.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-12549 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
The software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer. When the length value exceeds the size of the destination, a buffer overflow could occur.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-12549
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