Resource Exhaustion Affecting glib2-fam package, versions <0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GLIB2FAM-8747497
  • published26 Feb 2025
  • disclosed14 Sept 2023

Introduced: 14 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-32636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 glib2-fam to version 0:2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2767.

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, where the gvariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a denial of service introduced by additional input validation added to resolve CVE-2023-29499. The offset table validation may be very slow. 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-2023-29499.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1