Red Hat Enterprise Linux (libsoup): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen und Datenmanipulation
WID-SEC-2026-0062 · first 12.01.2026 · updated 18.09.2026 · CVSS 8,2
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder Daten zu manipulieren.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder Daten zu manipulieren
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- RedHat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-11 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-11 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Security Advisory vom 2026-01-11 access.redhat.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10024-1 vom 2026-01-10 lists.opensuse.org
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0423 vom 2026-01-12 linux.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0422 vom 2026-01-12 linux.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-0421 vom 2026-01-13 linux.oracle.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:0421 vom 2026-01-14 errata.build.resf.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0123-1 vom 2026-01-14 lists.suse.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:0422 vom 2026-01-15 errata.build.resf.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:20053-1 vom 2026-01-15 lists.suse.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:0423 vom 2026-01-15 errata.build.resf.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0151-1 vom 2026-01-19 lists.suse.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0836 vom 2026-01-20 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0867 vom 2026-01-20 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0911 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0909 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0908 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0907 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0906 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0905 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0868 vom 2026-01-20 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0925 vom 2026-01-21 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0211-1 vom 2026-01-22 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0253-1 vom 2026-01-23 lists.opensuse.org
and 23 more sources in the original advisory
CVE: CVE-2025-14523
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.