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USN-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities

19 September 2018

Several security issues were fixed in GLib.

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Releases

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)

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Learn more about Ubuntu Pro

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

Related notices

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