# CVE-2026-0810: Gix-date: gix-date: undefined behavior due to invalid string generation

- Also known as: GHSA-6MW6-MJ76-GRWC, RUSTSEC-2025-0140
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.12.0
- Published: 2026-01-26 · Updated: 2026-04-20

## Affected

- gix-date: fixed in 0.12.0
- openshift-logging/cluster-logging-operator-bundle: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel9: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/log-file-metric-exporter-rhel9: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/logging-view-plugin-rhel9: version range not reported
- openshift-logging/vector-rhel9: version range not reported
- rust: version range not reported
- rust-toolset:rhel8/rust: version range not reported
- rust: version range not reported
- gix-date (crates.io): fixed in 0.12.0
- gix-date (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.12.0

## Description

A flaw was found in gix-date. The `gix_date::parse::TimeBuf::as_str` function can generate strings containing invalid non-UTF8 characters. This issue violates the internal safety invariants of the `TimeBuf` component, leading to undefined behavior when these malformed strings are subsequently processed. This could potentially result in application instability or other unforeseen consequences.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gix-date, openshift-logging/cluster-logging-operator-bundle, openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (0.12.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0810
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427057
- https://crates.io/crates/gix-date
- https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/issues/2305
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0140.html

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