# CVE-2026-102556: Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow from websocket pong signal type confusion

> Heap buffer overflow in libsoup WebSocket handling allows attackers to cause crashes or execute code via crafted Pong frames.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-105555, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102556, ECHO-6a3f-94eb-497c, GHSA-q4x2-vf8m-46j5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-102556, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102556

## What is CVE-2026-102556?

CVE-2026-102556 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 29 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in libsoup. When handling an incoming WebSocket Pong frame, SoupWebsocketConnection emitted the ::pong signal with a GByteArray pointer even though the signal is declared to pass a GBytes. Applications connecting a handler that follows the documented GBytes API can trigger heap corruption or a crash upon receiving a crafted Pong.

Weakness: CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102556?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gnome Libsoup, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-102556?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-102556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux

- [CVE-2026-102557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102557/): Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket message reassembly (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-102558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102558/): Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket receive-buffer growth (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-102559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102559/): Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during websocket client-frame masking (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-102560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102560/): Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow during outgoing permessage-deflate buffer growth (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-102555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102555/): Libsoup: libsoup: heap buffer overflow via uninitialized length in data-uri base64 decoding (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-102556 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-102556 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 29 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102556/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102556/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102556
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102556
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102556

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-102556/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.