[ALSA-2021:2170] Important: glib2 security and bug fix update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2021-08-11
Description:
GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures. Security Fix(es): * glib: integer overflow in g_bytes_new function on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits (CVE-2021-27219) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * Refcounting issue causes crashes and slow workarounds (BZ#1953553)
References:
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
i686 glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.i686.rpm 3b5c8aa8c65c522a6bbb375dc55aabfb0e41b69a0e8f2614f310acecdeee685a
noarch glib2-doc-2.56.4-10.el8_4.noarch.rpm 1364c2eabcab5549e2846782671952d99dedc906f58668bcf1c2105a6f5ce8e1
x86_64 glib2-static-2.56.4-10.el8_4.x86_64.rpm 9b4040395c0d4cf05bafc5c0d51770b2e6240b8501b1032dc4e4546f0cf50ad3
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.