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Ubuntu 20.04-14.04 GLib Important Denial Service USN-7942-2

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Calendar Grey February 10, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues were fixed in GLib across several Ubuntu releases, addressing crucial exploits.
Several security issues were fixed in GLib.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in GLib.

Software Description:

- glib2.0: GLib library of C routines

Details:

USN-7942-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the

corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04

LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2025-3360 only affected Ubuntu 18.04

LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled escaping URI strings. An

attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a

denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-13601)

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly parsed certain GVariants. An

attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a

denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-14087)

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly parsed certain long invalid ISO

8601 timestamps. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GLib

to crash, resulting in a denial of ...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.9+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7942-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7942-1

CVE-2025-13601, CVE-2025-14087, CVE-2025-3360, CVE-2025-7039

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