Libsoup: information disclosure in libsoup via soupauthmanager proxy credential leak on proxy switch
Summary
SoupAuthManager caches proxy authentication credentials without scoping them to the proxy authority (host:port). When the proxy configuration changes (e.g., via system settings or WPAD), cached Proxy-Authorization headers from the previous proxy are sent to the new proxy, leaking credentials. Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
What this means
In plain English
SoupAuthManager caches proxy authentication credentials without scoping them to the proxy authority (host:port). When the proxy configuration changes (e.g., via system settings or WPAD), cached Proxy-Authorization headers from the previous proxy are sent to the new proxy, leaking credentials. Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Information disclosure can expose data available to the affected component beyond its intended authorization boundary.
Recommended action
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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