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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
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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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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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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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