CVE-2026-16118

Public on 2026-07-17
Modified on 2026-07-18
Description
A flaw was found in xdgmime. A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered in _xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in the xdgmimemagic.c file on little-endian systems when an attacker-controlled MIME magic file in a user-writable XDG data location (e.g., in the $XDG_DATA_HOME/mime/magic path) is parsed by an application performing MIME type detection (e.g., via g_content_type_guess()). When performing byte-swap, incorrect pointer arithmetic on the write side causes an out-of-bounds write of 2 bytes, resulting in an application crash or memory corruption.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core glib2 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 glib2 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core webkitgtk3 No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core webkitgtk4 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H