Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04, 20.04 LTS USN-6165-1: Moderate GLib DoS

ubuntu

June 14, 2023

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:

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An

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

of service, or perform other unknown attacks.

Topics Covered

security advisory update ubuntu dos glib

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   libglib2.0-0                    2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
   libglib2.0-bin                  2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libglib2.0-0                    2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
   libglib2.0-bin                  2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libglib2.0-0                    2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6
   libglib2.0-bin                  2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6

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