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CVE-2026-1485

This buffer underflow vulnerability occurs because the length of a header line is stored in a signed integer, which can lead to integer wraparound for very large inputs.

LOW 2.8EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in Glib's content type parsing logic. This buffer underflow vulnerability occurs because the length of a header line is stored in a signed integer, which can lead to integer wraparound for very large inputs. This results in pointer underflow and out-of-bounds memory access. Exploitation requires a local user to install or process a specially crafted treemagic file, which can lead to local denial of service or application instability.

CVSS 3.1: 2.8 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS: 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-124
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.