Vulnerabilities / CVE-2018-16428

critical

CVE-2018-16428

glib2: NULL pointer dereference in g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() function in gmarkup.c

Published Modified CWE 476
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Photon OS. Rated lower by Amazon (high), Ubuntu (medium), Red Hat (low).

Description

In GNOME GLib 2.56.1, g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c has a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
Photon OS 1.0glib2.47.6-3.ph1
Photon OS 2.0glib2.52.1-3.ph2
amazon linux 1glib2, glib2-debuginfo, glib2-devel and 2 more2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 2glib2, glib2-debuginfo, glib2-devel and 4 more2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
debian 11glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 12glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 13glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 14glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 8glib2.02.42.1-1+deb8u2
debian 9glib2.02.50.3-2+deb9u1
echoglib2.02.58.0-1
Red Hatfirefox, glib2, glib2-devel and 3 moreno fix listed
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SourcePackageFixed in
Photon OS 1.0glib2.47.6-3.ph1
Photon OS 2.0glib2.52.1-3.ph2
amazon linux 1glib22.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 1glib2-debuginfo2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 1glib2-devel2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 1glib2-doc2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 1glib2-fam2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
amazon linux 2glib22.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-debuginfo2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-devel2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-doc2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-fam2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-static2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
amazon linux 2glib2-tests2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.3
debian 11glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 12glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 13glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 14glib2.02.58.0-1
debian 8glib2.02.42.1-1+deb8u2
debian 9glib2.02.50.3-2+deb9u1
echoglib2.02.58.0-1
Red Hatfirefoxno fix listed
Red Hatglib2no fix listed
Red Hatglib2-develno fix listed
Red Hatglib2-docno fix listed
Red Hatglib2-staticno fix listed
Red Hatthunderbirdno fix listed
root.io debian 11rootio-glib2.02.58.0-1
root.io debian 12rootio-glib2.02.58.0-1
root.io debian 13rootio-glib2.02.58.0-1
seal Red Hat 7glib22.56.1-7.el7+sp999
seal Red Hat 7seal-glib22.56.1-7.el7+sp999
ubuntu 14.04glib2.02.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
ubuntu 14.04-ESMglib2.02.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
ubuntu 16.04glib2.02.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
ubuntu 16.04-ESMglib2.02.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
ubuntu 18.04glib2.02.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
ubuntu 18.04-ESMglib2.02.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

References

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