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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4049-3: Moderate GLib Regression Issue

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Calendar Grey August 5, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4050-1 tackles a GTK+ vulnerability affecting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, which could lead to an unexpected application crash.
USN-4049-1 introduced a regression in GLib.

Summary

USN-4049-1 introduced a regression in GLib.

Software Description:

- glib2.0: GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library (fam module)

Details:

USN-4049-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. The update introduced a regression

in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS causing a possibly memory leak. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GLib created directories and files without properly

restricting permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access

sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix Ubuntu memory leak sensitive information glib2.0

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libglib2.0-0                    2.48.2-0ubuntu4.4
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.48.2-0ubuntu4.4

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

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1838890

August 05, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix Ubuntu memory leak sensitive information glib2.0

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.48.2-0ubuntu4.4

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