Monday, June 10, 2019

[USN-4014-1] GLib vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4014-1
June 10, 2019

glib2.0 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

GLib could be made to expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- glib2.0: GLib library of C routines

Details:

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
libglib2.0-0 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
libglib2.0-bin 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
libglib2.0-dev 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
libglib2.0-0 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
libglib2.0-bin 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
libglib2.0-dev 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
libglib2.0-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
libglib2.0-dev 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libglib2.0-0 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2
libglib2.0-bin 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2
libglib2.0-dev 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-1
CVE-2019-12450

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2

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