NIXPKGS-2026-0179
GitHub issue
published on 7 Feb 2026
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: libsoup: duplicate host header handling causes host-parsing discrepancy (first- vs last-value wins)
A flaw in libsoup’s HTTP header handling allows multiple Host: headers in a request and returns the last occurrence for server-side processing. Common front proxies often honor the first Host: header, so this mismatch can cause vhost confusion where a proxy routes a request to one backend but the backend interprets it as destined for another host. This discrepancy enables request-smuggling style attacks, cache poisoning, or bypassing host-based access controls when an attacker supplies duplicate Host headers.
Affected products
libsoup
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libsoup3
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spice-client-win
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Package maintainers
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@hedning Tor Hedin Brønner <torhedinbronner@gmail.com>
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@jtojnar Jan Tojnar <jtojnar@gmail.com>
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@bobby285271 Bobby Rong <rjl931189261@126.com>
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@dasj19 Daniel Șerbănescu <daniel@serbanescu.dk>
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@lovek323 Jason O'Conal <jason@oconal.id.au>
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@7c6f434c Michael Raskin <7c6f434c@mail.ru>