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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202311-18
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202311-18 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GLib. Versions greater than or equal to 2.74.4 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202311-18
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: GLib: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: November 27, 2023
Bugs: #886197, #887807
ID: 202311-18
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GLib.
Background
GLib is a library providing a number of GNOME’s core objects and
functions.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
dev-libs/glib < 2.74.4 >= 2.74.4
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GLib. Please review the
referenced CVEs for details.
Impact
GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue
where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to
denial of service.
GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to
the expected format, leading to denial of service.
GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to a slowdown issue where a
crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of
service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>Þv-libs/glib-2.74.4”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-29499
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29499
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-32611
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32611
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-32665
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32665
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-18
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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