Ubuntu 4014-1: Serious GLib Information Exposure Vulnerability Alert

ubuntu

June 10, 2019

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

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.

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue information exposure ubuntu glib

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.