USN-6165-2: GLib vulnerabilities
19 October 2023
Several security issues were fixed in GLib.
Releases
Packages
- glib2.0 - GLib library of C routines
Details
USN-6165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu
18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An
attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or perform other unknown attacks.
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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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-6165-1: libglib2.0-data, libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-dev-bin, libglib2.0-tests, libglib2.0-doc, glib2.0, libglib2.0-dev, libglib2.0-bin