Link Following Affecting mingw32-glib2 package, versions <0:2.70.1-2.el9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.32% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-MINGW32GLIB2-5610050
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 mingw32-glib2 to version 0:2.70.1-2.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:8418.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mingw32-glib2 package and not the mingw32-glib2 package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

3.7 low
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Red Hat

5.3 medium