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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0185

NIXPKGS-2026-0185
published on 8 Feb 2026
updated 1 week, 6 days ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
  • Created automatic suggestion
  • @LeSuisse removed package tests.pkg-config.defaultPkgConfigPackages."libsoup-gnome-2.4"
  • @LeSuisse accepted
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Libsoup: improper handling of http vary header in libsoup caching

A flaw was found in libsoup’s caching mechanism, SoupCache, where the HTTP Vary header is ignored when evaluating cached responses. This header ensures that responses vary appropriately based on request headers such as language or authentication. Without this check, cached content can be incorrectly reused across different requests, potentially exposing sensitive user information. While the issue is unlikely to affect everyday desktop use, it could result in confidentiality breaches in proxy or multi-user environments.

Affected products

libsoup
libsoup3

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.libsoup_3

HTTP client/server library for GNOME

  • nixos-unstable -

pkgs.libsoup_2_4

HTTP client/server library for GNOME

  • nixos-unstable -

Package maintainers

Upstream issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/453