USN-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• glib2.0 - GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library (fam module)

Details

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16428)

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-16429)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

• libglib2.0-0 - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
• libglib2.0-bin - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
• libglib2.0-dev - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04

• libglib2.0-0 - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
• libglib2.0-bin - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
• libglib2.0-dev - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 14.04

• libglib2.0-0 - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
• libglib2.0-bin - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
• libglib2.0-dev - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-16428
• CVE-2018-16429

Related notices

• USN-3767-2: libglib2.0-bin, libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-dev, glib2.0