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Security update for glib2

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Published: 02/02/2026 (02/02/2026, 12:41:24 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: SUSE Product Security Team
Product: SUSE

Description

This security update for glib2 addresses multiple vulnerabilities including buffer underflows, out-of-bounds accesses, and integer overflows in various components such as content type parsing, Base64 encoding, Unicode case conversion, and buffered input stream handling. These issues could lead to memory corruption or crashes. The update fixes these flaws to prevent potential exploitation.

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AILast updated: 09/17/2026, 02:42:50 UTC

Technical Analysis

The update for glib2 fixes four distinct vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-1485 addresses buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access caused by integer wraparound in content type parsing; CVE-2026-1484 fixes buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access due to miscalculated buffer boundaries in the Base64 encoding routine; CVE-2026-1489 corrects an undersized heap allocation followed by out-of-bounds access caused by integer overflow in Unicode case conversion; and CVE-2026-0988 resolves a potential integer overflow in the g_buffered_input_stream_peek function. These fixes prevent memory corruption issues that could be exploited.

Potential Impact

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in memory corruption such as buffer underflows and out-of-bounds accesses, potentially leading to application crashes or other unpredictable behavior. The integer overflows could cause improper memory allocations or processing errors. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

A security update is available that fixes all identified issues. Users should apply the update from the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate these vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
SUSE Product Security Team
Advisory Id
openSUSE-SU-2026:20150-1
Cve Count
4
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-1484","CVE-2026-1485","CVE-2026-1489"]
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aab49ae55bf5e2cf5992944

Added to database: 09/17/2026, 02:00:14 UTC

Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 02:42:50 UTC

Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:42:50 UTC

Views: 3

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