MGASA-2021-0318

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0318.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0318.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2021-0318
Related
Published
2021-07-08T22:43:19Z
Modified
2021-07-08T21:25:13Z
Summary
Updated glib2.0 packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Krzesimir Nowak discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain large buffers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications linked to GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2021-27218).

Kevin Backhouse discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain memory allocations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications linked to GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2021-27219).

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain symlinks when replacing files. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted file with File Roller, a remote attacker could possibly create files outside of the intended directory (CVE-2021-28153).

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:7 / glib2.0

Package

Name
glib2.0
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/glib2.0?distro=mageia-7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.60.2-1.5.mga7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}