USN-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities
19 September 2018
Several security issues were fixed in GLib.
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)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 14.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3767-2: libglib2.0-bin, libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-dev, glib2.0