This update for glib2 fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-4373: integer overflow in the `g_string_insert_unichar()` function
can lead to buffer underwrite and memory corruption (bsc#1242844).
## Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
* openSUSE Leap 15.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2375=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2375=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2375=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2375=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2375=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2375=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
* gio-branding-upstream-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-lang-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-tests-devel-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-tests-devel-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-doc-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* libgthread-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-devel-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-devel-static-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1242844
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4373.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242844
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