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Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting glib2.0 package, versions <2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (17th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-GLIB20-5670834
  • published 7 Jun 2023
  • disclosed 14 Sep 2023
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Introduced: 7 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-32665 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-502 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 glib2.0 to version 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2.0 package and not the glib2.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.