A flaw was found in GLib. A buffer over-read can occur in the g_regex_replace function when used with the `G_REGEX_RAW` compile flag and case-change replacement escapes because the string_append function processes matched substrings using UTF-8 functions that assume valid UTF-8 input, even when the string is treated as raw bytes. This vulnerability can cause a minor information disclosure of 1-5 bytes and a denial of service when the buffer over-read crosses a page boundary.
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To mitigate this vulnerability, implement strict input validation to sanitize user-supplied replacement strings, specifically rejecting or escaping case-change modifiers (\u, \l, \U, \L) before calling g_regex_replace() or g_regex_replace_eval() when the G_REGEX_RAW compile flag is used. Removing the G_REGEX_RAW flag or hardcoding the replacement strings will completely neutralize this issue.

History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
References

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnome
Gnome glib
Redhat hardened Images
Vendors & Products Gnome
Gnome glib
Redhat hardened Images

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in GLib. A buffer over-read can occur in the g_regex_replace function when used with the `G_REGEX_RAW` compile flag and case-change replacement escapes because the string_append function processes matched substrings using UTF-8 functions that assume valid UTF-8 input, even when the string is treated as raw bytes. This vulnerability can cause a minor information disclosure of 1-5 bytes and a denial of service when the buffer over-read crosses a page boundary.
Title Glib: buffer over-read in g_regex_replace() via glib/gregex.c:string_append() and g_utf8_next_char()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-126
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T04:04:35.170Z

Reserved: 2026-06-26T20:59:47.855Z

Link: CVE-2026-58012

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-30T13:18:15.484Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-06-30T13:19:17.330

Modified: 2026-08-03T06:16:38.590

Link: CVE-2026-58012

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T10:01:38Z

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