USN-5189-1: GLib vulnerability
13 December 2021
GLib could be used to escalate privilege if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- glib2.0 - GLib library of C routines
Details
It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain environment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
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
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
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libglib2.0-data
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
Ubuntu 16.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-data
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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libglib2.0-0
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-bin
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-data
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libglib2.0-dev
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2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.