CVE-2026-16118

glib2.0: A flaw was found in xdgmime

CVE-2026-16118 is fixed in 22 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:71404, released July 7, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0028
20th percentile

A flaw was found in xdgmime. A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered in _xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in the xdgmimemagic.c file on little-endian systems when an attacker-controlled MIME magic file in a user-writable XDG data location (e.g., in the $XDG_DATA_HOME/mime/magic path) is parsed by an application performing MIME type detection (e.g., via g_content_type_guess()). When performing byte-swap, incorrect pointer arithmetic on the write side causes an out-of-bounds write of 2 bytes, resulting in an application crash or memory corruption.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gir1.2-girepository-3.0 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 gir1.2-girepository-3.0 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
gir1.2-girepository-3.0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 gir1.2-girepository-3.0 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
gir1.2-glib-2.0 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 gir1.2-glib-2.0 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
gir1.2-glib-2.0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 gir1.2-glib-2.0 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
girepository-tools · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 girepository-tools 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
glib2 · RHEL 10 2.80.4-4.el10_0.18 RHSA-2026:71404 Jul 7, 2026
glib2 · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2 · RHEL 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RHSA-2026:64800 Sep 13, 2026
glib2 · almalinux 10 2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ALSA-2026:64799 Sep 8, 2026
glib2 · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2 · almalinux 9 2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ALSA-2026:64800 Sep 8, 2026
glib2 · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2 · ol 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ELSA-2026-64799-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2 · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2 · ol 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ELSA-2026-64800-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2 · rocky 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 RLSA-2026:64799 Sep 9, 2026
glib2 · rocky 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RLSA-2026:66451 Sep 11, 2026
glib2 · rocky 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RLSA-2026:64800 Sep 9, 2026
glib2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-devel · RHEL 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RHSA-2026:64800 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-devel · almalinux 10 2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ALSA-2026:64799 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-devel · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-devel · almalinux 9 2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ALSA-2026:64800 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-devel · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-devel · ol 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ELSA-2026-64799-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-devel · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-devel · ol 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ELSA-2026-64800-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-devel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-doc · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-doc · RHEL 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RHSA-2026:64800 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-doc · almalinux 10 2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ALSA-2026:64799 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-doc · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-doc · almalinux 9 2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ALSA-2026:64800 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-doc · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-doc · ol 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ELSA-2026-64799-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-doc · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-doc · ol 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ELSA-2026-64800-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-fam · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-fam · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-fam · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-static · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-static · RHEL 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RHSA-2026:64800 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-static · almalinux 10 2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ALSA-2026:64799 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-static · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-static · almalinux 9 2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ALSA-2026:64800 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-static · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-static · ol 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ELSA-2026-64799-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-static · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-static · ol 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ELSA-2026-64800-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-tests · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 RHSA-2026:66451 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-tests · RHEL 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 RHSA-2026:64800 Sep 13, 2026
glib2-tests · almalinux 10 2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ALSA-2026:64799 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-tests · almalinux 8 2.56.4-178.el8_10 ALSA-2026:66451 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-tests · almalinux 9 2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ALSA-2026:64800 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-tests · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2-tests · ol 10 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.22 ELSA-2026-64799-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-tests · ol 8 0:2.56.4-178.el8_10 ELSA-2026-66451-0 Sep 10, 2026
glib2-tests · ol 9 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.10 ELSA-2026-64800-0 Sep 8, 2026
glib2-tests-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.82.2-771.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2028 Aug 3, 2026
glib2.0 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.84.4-3~deb13u5 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16118 Jul 17, 2026
glib2.0 · Debian 14 2.88.3-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16118 Jul 17, 2026
libgio-2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libgio-2.0-dev-bin 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libgirepository-2.0-0 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libgirepository-2.0-0 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libgirepository-2.0-0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libgirepository-2.0-0 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 libglib2.0-0 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 libglib2.0-0 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-0t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libglib2.0-0t64 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-0t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libglib2.0-0t64 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 libglib2.0-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 libglib2.0-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 libglib2.0-bin 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libglib2.0-bin 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libglib2.0-bin 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 libglib2.0-data 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 libglib2.0-data 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 libglib2.0-data 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libglib2.0-data 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libglib2.0-data 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 libglib2.0-tests 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm6 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 libglib2.0-tests 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm2 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 libglib2.0-tests 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.10 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 libglib2.0-tests 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.9 Jul 20, 2026
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 libglib2.0-tests 2.88.0-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 20, 2026

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