Information Exposure Affecting glib2-doc package, versions <0:2.56.4-156.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-GLIB2DOC-5640648
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed9 Nov 2021

Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-3800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 glib2-doc to version 0:2.56.4-156.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:4385.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2-doc package and not the glib2-doc package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux: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.

CVSS Base Scores

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