Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-16118
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 lo…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16118?
- CVE-2026-16118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16118?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.