Summary
GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.
Security Fix(es):
* glib: integer underflow in gio/gdbusintrospection.c via "g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml" (CVE-2026-58016)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | glib2 | 2.68.4-19.el9_8.2 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | glib2-devel | 2.68.4-19.el9_8.2 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | glib2-doc | 2.68.4-19.el9_8.2 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | glib2-static | 2.68.4-19.el9_8.2 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | glib2-tests | 2.68.4-19.el9_8.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
Glib: integer underflow in gio/gdbusintrospection.c via "g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml"
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`, `…