alsa-2021:4385
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2021-11-09 09:16
Modified
2021-11-12 10:21
Summary
Moderate: glib2 security and bug fix update
Details

GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.

Security Fix(es):

  • glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800)

  • glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

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        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "glib2-doc"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.56.4-156.el8"
            }
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        }
      ]
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      "package": {
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      },
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            }
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  ],
  "details": "GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800)\n\n* glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "id": "ALSA-2021:4385",
  "modified": "2021-11-12T10:21:01Z",
  "published": "2021-11-09T09:16:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-28153"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3800"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2021-3800",
    "CVE-2021-28153"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: glib2 security and bug fix update"
}


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