USN-5189-1: GLib vulnerability

13 December 2021

GLib could be used to escalate privilege if it received specially crafted input.

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It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain environment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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