Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-15711
A vulnerability was found in libsoup's WebSocket frame parsing implementation. The library fails to validate length rules specified in RFC 6455 §5.5, which mandates that all WebSocket control frames (e.g., PING, PONG, CLOSE) contain a payload of 125 bytes or less. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a non-compliant, oversized control frame. Because the parser handles this protocol violation improperly instead of throwing an immediate connection termination error, it triggers a internal processing crash, resulting in a remote denial of service (DoS) for applications utilizing libsoup WebSockets.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15711 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/515
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68234 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68235 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68266 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68612 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69108 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69297 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69863 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15711?
- CVE-2026-15711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15711?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.