Out-of-bounds Read in GNOME Glib
CVE-2026-58011
A flaw was found in GLib. An out-of-bounds read of only 2 bytes can occur in the g_date_time_get_ymd function in the glib/gdatetime.c file when an invalid GDateTime object produced by the g_date_time_add_full function is processed. This flaw can corrupt the date output and potentially cause logic errors that may lead to a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- GNOME Glib — versions 2.88.0, 0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:2.70.1-9.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:2.68.4-19.el9_8.9
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58011 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3917 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49512 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55440 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57015 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61766 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61783 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-58011?
- CVE-2026-58011 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Glib, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-58011?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.