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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-58012

🗓️ 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched GLib CVE-2026-58012 causes a buffer over-read in g_regex_replace with G_REGEX_RAW, risking 1-5 byte disclosure and denial of service.

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30 Jun 202614:21
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CVE-2026-58012 Glib: buffer over-read in g_regex_replace() via glib/gregex.c:string_append() and g_utf8_next_char()
30 Jun 202612:57
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CVE-2026-58012
30 Jun 202612:57
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EUVD-2026-40314
30 Jun 202612:57
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CVE-2026-58012
30 Jun 202613:19
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30 Jun 202613:19
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ECHO-77F1-BE49-886B
1 Jul 202608:54
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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07 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.16.5 - 8.2
EPSS0.00322
SSVC
3