CVE-2026-58016

NameCVE-2026-58016
DescriptionA 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1141316

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glib2.0 (PTS)bullseye2.66.8-1+deb11u4vulnerable
bullseye (security)2.66.8-1+deb11u8vulnerable
bookworm2.74.6-2+deb12u9vulnerable
bookworm (security)2.74.6-2+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie2.84.4-3~deb13u3vulnerable
forky, sid2.88.2-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
glib2.0source(unstable)(unfixed)1141316

Notes

[trixie] - glib2.0 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - glib2.0 <postponed> (Minor issue; GDBus introspection-XML OOB-read DoS; no upstream fix yet)
[bullseye] - glib2.0 <postponed> (Minor issue; GDBus introspection-XML OOB-read DoS; no upstream fix yet)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/work_items/3932
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/5156 (2.89.0)

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