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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7114-1 critical: glib2.0 DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey November 18, 2024
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Ubuntu Security Alert USN-7115-2 emphasizes a critical GLib vulnerability leading to system instability and unpredictable behavior. Ensure to update promptly!
GLib could be made to crash or other undefined behavior if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

GLib could be made to crash or other undefined behavior

if it received a specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- glib2.0: GLib library of C routines

Details:

It was discovered that Glib incorrectly handled certain trailing

characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

a crash or other undefined behavior.

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu crash glib2.0 undefined behavior

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0t64                 2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.72.4-0ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.8

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libglib2.0-0                    2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libglib2.0-bin                  2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7114-1

CVE-2024-52533

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7114-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu crash glib2.0 undefined behavior

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2

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