RedHat: RHSA-2021-3058:01 Moderate: glib2 security update
Summary
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):
* glib: integer overflow in g_byte_array_new_take function when called with
a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform (CVE-2021-27218)
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.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27218 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.src.rpm
aarch64:
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-fam-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-tests-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-fam-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-tests-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-fam-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-tests-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-fam-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-tests-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):
aarch64:
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
glib2-doc-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
An update for glib2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1929847 - CVE-2021-27218 glib: integer overflow in g_byte_array_new_take function when called with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform