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Buffer Overflow Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.36.3-5.25.amzn1

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 3.26% (92nd percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-GLIB2-5707084
  • published 14 Jun 2023
  • disclosed 2 Dec 2015
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Introduced: 2 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8386 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-120 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 glib2 to version 0:2.36.3-5.25.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1769.

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.

PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the interaction of lookbehind assertions and mutually recursive subpatterns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.

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