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low 3.7

CVE-2025-7039 json

Glib: buffer under-read on glib through glib/gfileutils.c via get_tmp_file()

published 2025-09-03 14 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-26475

cvss
3.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in glib. An integer overflow during temporary file creation leads to an out-of-bounds memory access, allowing an attacker to potentially perform path traversal or access private temporary file content by creating symbolic links. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to manipulate file paths and access unauthorized data. The core issue stems from insufficient validation of file path lengths during temporary file operations.

Patch / fix

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P V4.0
  • glib2.0 Debian 12 2.74.6-2+deb12u7
  • glib2.0 Debian 13 2.84.4-3~deb13u1
  • glib2.0 Debian 14 2.84.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-7039

  • glib2.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.7
  • glib2.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.6
  • glib2.0 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm7
  • glib2.0 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm5
  • glib2.0 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm5
  • glib2.0 Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7039

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • glib2 hummingbird 1 2.88.0-1.1.hum1
  • glib2-tests hummingbird 1 2.88.0-1.1.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:7461

  • glib2 SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.84.4-160000.1.1
  • glib2-branding-SLE SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 16-160000.2.2
  • glib2 SLE Micro 5.5, SLE Micro 5.4, SLE Micro 5.3 2.70.5-150400.3.26.1
  • glib2 Linux Micro 6.0 2.76.2-10.1
  • glib2 SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.78.6-150600.4.22.1
  • glib2 SLE Micro 5.2 2.62.6-150200.3.33.1
  • glib2 Linux Micro 6.1 2.78.6-slfo.1.1_5.1
  • glib2 SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 2.48.2-12.49.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:20032-1SUSE-SU-2026:20074-1SUSE-SU-2025:4347-1SUSE-SU-2025:21201-1SUSE-SU-2025:4308-1SUSE-SU-2025:4278-1

  • glib2 openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.84.4-160000.1.1
  • glib2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.84.4-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20018-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15432-1

  • glib CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.71.0-6
  • glib Azure Linux 3.0 2.78.6-4

azure linux advisories AZL-66780AZL-66783

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-7039 updated cvss 3.7

glib: Buffer Under-read on GLib through glib/gfileutils.c via get_tmp_file()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 glib2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 glib2, glib2-fam, glib2-tests Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 glib2, librsvg2, glib2-fam, glib2-tests, mingw-glib2, mingw32-glib2, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 bootc, glib2, librsvg2, glib2-tests, mingw-glib2, mingw32-glib2, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 bootc, glib2, loupe, rpm-ostree, mingw-glib2, mingw32-glib2, +2 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-core-bff-rhel9, rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, rhoai/odh-mod-arch-maas-rhel9, rhoai/odh-mod-arch-automl-rhel9, rhoai/odh-mod-arch-gen-ai-rhel9, rhoai/odh-mod-arch-mlflow-rhel9, +6 more
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Hardened Images glib2 2.88.0-1.1.hum1, glib2-tests 2.88.0-1.1.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:7461
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-mlflow-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kube-rbac-proxy-rhel9, rhoai/odh-maas-controller-rhel9, rhoai/odh-mlflow-operator-rhel9, rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel9, rhoai/odh-ogx-k8s-operator-rhel9, +14 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
14 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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