USN-4014-1: GLib vulnerability
10 June 2019
GLib could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted file.
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 access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10
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libglib2.0-0
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2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
Ubuntu 16.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4014-2: libglib2.0-udeb, libgio-fam, libglib2.0-dev, libglib2.0-doc, libglib2.0-0-refdbg, libglib2.0-tests, libglib2.0-data, libglib2.0-0, glib2.0, libglib2.0-bin