Information Exposure Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.56.4-156.el8
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (31st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GLIB2-1973053
- published 6 Oct 2021
- disclosed 4 Mar 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8
glib2
to version 0:2.56.4-156.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2
package and not the glib2
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3800
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4385
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/23/8
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/commit/3529bb4450a51995
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0004/