USN-3767-2: GLib vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

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

Details

USN-3767-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 12.04

• libglib2.0-0 - 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
• libglib2.0-bin - 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
• libglib2.0-dev - 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1

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-3767-1: libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-tests, libglib2.0-data, glib2.0, libglib2.0-0-refdbg, libglib2.0-bin, libglib2.0-doc, libglib2.0-dev-bin, libglib2.0-dev, libglib2.0-udeb