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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4049-2 Critical GLib Permissions Issue

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent GLib patch for Ubuntu tackles file access issues that pose risks to overall system integrity.
GLib did not properly restrict directory and file permissions.

Summary

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security advisory Ubuntu information theft file permissions GLib

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libglib2.0-0 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm2 libglib2.0-bin 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libglib2.0-0 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.3 libglib2.0-bin 2.32.4-0ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4049-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4049-1

CVE-2019-13012

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July 08, 2019

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security advisory Ubuntu information theft file permissions GLib

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