Libsoup is an HTTP library implementation in C. It was originally part
of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but
the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.
libsoup uses the Glib main loop and is designed to work well with GTK
applications. This enables GNOME applications to access HTTP servers
on the network in a completely asynchronous fashion, very similar to
the Gtk+ programming model (a synchronous operation mode is also
supported for those who want it), but the SOAP parts were removed
long ago.
Update Information:
Patch for CVE-2026-5119
* Tue May 19 2026 Luigi Pavan
[ 1 ] Bug #2452935 - CVE-2026-5119 libsoup3: libsoup: Information disclosure via cleartext transmission of cookies during HTTPS tunnel establishment [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452935
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-37298d3095' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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