SB2026052044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for glib2

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SB2026052044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for glib2

Published: May 20, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026052044
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14087)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the bytestring_parse() and string_parse() functions of the GVariant parser when processing maliciously crafted input strings. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References