Glib: integer underflow in gio/gdbusintrospection.c via "g_dbus_node_info_new_for_xml"

Summary

A 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.

Timeline

1. Jun 30, 2026, 1:02 PM UTCCVE published
2. Jun 30, 2026, 1:54 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

3. Oct 14, 2026, 7:10 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• GLib

  fixed in 2.89.0

• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• mingw-glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• glib2

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9

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• cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9

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• cert-manager/cert-manager-trust-manager-rhel9

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• discovery/discovery-server-rhel9

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• discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9

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• insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9

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• rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9

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• rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9

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• rhui5/cds-rhel9

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• rhui5/haproxy-rhel9

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• rhui5/installer-rhel9

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• rhui5/rhua-rhel9

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• rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9

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• rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9

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• rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9

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• mingw-glib2

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• glib2

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• mingw-glib2

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• glib2

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