CVE-2026-58016

HIGH 7.5

Glib: integer underflow in gio/gdbusintrospection.c via "g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml"

CVSS Score

7.5

EPSS Score

0.5%

EPSS Percentile

43th

A flaw was found in GLib. A state confusion issue exists in g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml() in the gio/gdbusintrospection.c file when processing malformed D-Bus introspection XML, specifically with a `node` element nested within other elements like `method`, `signal`, `property` or `arg`. This issue can cause an unsigned integer overflow and lead to an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a denial of service.

CWE	CWE-191
Vendor	gnome
Product	glib
Published	Jun 30, 2026
Last Updated	Aug 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

GNOME / GLib

0 < 2.89.0

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Discovery 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Discovery 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5

All versions affected