Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-3767-1

USN-3767-1: GLib vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 September 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GLib.

Releases

18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS

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 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)

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

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
18.04 bionic	libglib2.0-0 – 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
	libglib2.0-bin – 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
	libglib2.0-dev – 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
16.04 xenial	libglib2.0-0 – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
	libglib2.0-bin – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
	libglib2.0-dev – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
14.04 trusty	libglib2.0-0 – 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
	libglib2.0-bin – 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
	libglib2.0-dev – 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1

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References

USN-3767-2

USN-3767-2