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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glib2.0 package, versions <2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (20th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium
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SUSE
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GLIB20-5670793
  • published 7 Jun 2023
  • disclosed 14 Sep 2023
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Introduced: 7 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-32643 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 glib2.0 to version 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.