CVE-2025-14512

Glib: integer overflow in glib gio attribute escaping causes heap buffer overflow

Published Dec 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4412-1 glib2.0 security update
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15953 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15969 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15971 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19148 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19361 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19452 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19457 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19459 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19460 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19523 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19524 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19565 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19567 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22634 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72502 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7461 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74674 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82304 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82322 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82857 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82888 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14512 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2421339 cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/3845 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14512 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14512 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs 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
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Ai
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:3.4::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Ai
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat cert Manager
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:cert_manager:1.20::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat cert Manager
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhivos
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat discovery
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:discovery:2::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat discovery
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ai Inference Server
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ai_inference_server:3.2::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ai Inference Server
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat insights Proxy
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:insights_proxy:1.5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat insights Proxy
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhui
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat rhui
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat hummingbird
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat hummingbird
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnome
Gnome glib
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnome
Gnome glib
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.
Title Glib: integer overflow in glib gio attribute escaping causes heap buffer overflow
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
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 openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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