CVE-2026-58014

A flaw was found in GLib. An off-by-one error can occur in the g_key_file_get_locale_string_list function in the gkeyfile.c file when loading a key file with an empty value. This flaw can cause an out-of-bounds access of 1 byte or a denial of service when the out-of-bounds access crosses a page boundary.

Any applications loading or parsing untrusted key files, typically .desktop or .ini files, are vulnerable to this issue. This flaw can cause an off-by-one error, leading to an out-of-bounds access of 1 byte or a denial of service when the out-of-bounds access crosses a page boundary. Due to these reasons, this vulnerability has been rated with a moderate severity.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

To mitigate this vulnerability, implement input validation to sanitize untrusted key files (such as .desktop or .ini files), specifically rejecting or stripping empty values before calling g_key_file_get_locale_string_list(). Alternatively, restricting the application to only load key files from trusted sources will completely neutralize this issue.