[USN-3767-2] GLib vulnerabilities
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Wed Sep 19 08:49:53 UTC 2018
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3767-2
September 19, 2018
glib2.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in GLib.
Software Description:
- glib2.0: GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library (fam module)
Details:
USN-3767-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libglib2.0-0 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
libglib2.0-bin 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
libglib2.0-dev 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3767-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3767-1
CVE-2018-16428, CVE-2018-16429
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