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Out-of-Bounds Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.36.3-5.23.amzn1

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.19% (92nd percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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SUSE
4 medium
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Red Hat
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-GLIB2-5496790
  • published 4 May 2023
  • disclosed 4 Sep 2018
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Introduced: 4 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16428 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 glib2 to version 0:2.36.3-5.23.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1742.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2 package and not the glib2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNOME GLib 2.56.1, g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c has a NULL pointer dereference.