Information Exposure Affecting glib2-fam package, versions <0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GLIB2FAM-5663288
  • published1 Jun 2023
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 23 Aug 2022

CVE-2021-3800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-552  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 glib2-fam to version 0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2058.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2-fam package and not the glib2-fam package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.

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