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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3583-1 Moderate GLib Denial Of Service

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 25, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrade glib2.0 to address multiple security issues affecting users on Debian LTS systems.
Several security vulnerabilities were found in GLib, a general-purpose utility library, used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME
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Summary

CVE-2023-29499

GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to the
expected format, leading to denial of service.

CVE-2023-32611

GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to a slowdown issue where a crafted
GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.

CVE-2023-32665

GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where
a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of
service.


For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
2.58.3-2+deb10u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your glib2.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of glib2.0 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/glib2.0

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: glib2.0
Version: 2.58.3-2+deb10u5
CVE ID: CVE-2023-29499 CVE-2023-32611 CVE-2023-32665

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