CVE-2026-107929
Description
A flaw was found in curl. When connection pooling is used with forced local interface binding options, curl fails to include the source interface configuration in its connection reuse cache. An attacker able to initiate network requests in an application using pooled connections can cause subsequent transfers to inadvertently reuse an existing connection. This behavior causes outbound network traffic to be transmitted through the wrong source address, potentially routing requests through an unintended network interface.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as Low severity because exploiting it requires an uncommon non-default configuration combining connection pooling with specific network interface binding prefixes, limiting the scope of unauthorized network traffic egress. In typical Red Hat environments, applications rarely bind transfers to dedicated local interfaces using forced interface prefixes across pooled connections. Even when triggered, the flaw only causes subsequent requests to route through a previously established source interface rather than permitting arbitrary data tampering or remote code execution.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.7 | N/A | 8.1 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | High |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Maksim for reporting this issue.
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