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openSUSE Leap 16.0 libsoup2 Important Buffer Overflow CVE-2026-1761

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2026
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The openSUSE update addresses an important buffer overflow in libsoup2. Install the patch to ensure security.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for libsoup2 fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2026-1761: incorrect length calculation when parsing of multipart HTTP responses can lead to a stack-based

buffer overflow (bsc#1257598).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-321=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE libsoup2 cve-2026-1761

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

libsoup-2_4-1-2.74.3-160000.3.1

libsoup2-devel-2.74.3-160000.3.1

libsoup2-lang-2.74.3-160000.3.1

typelib-1_0-Soup-2_4-2.74.3-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1257598

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1761.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20283-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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