Out-of-Bounds Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.36.3-5.23.amzn1
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- published4 May 2023
- disclosed4 Sept 2018
Introduced: 4 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16428 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 glib2 to version 0:2.36.3-5.23.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1742.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2 package and not the glib2 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
In GNOME GLib 2.56.1, g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c has a NULL pointer dereference.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16428
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/14/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105210
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/fccef3cc822af74699cca84cd202719ae61ca3b9
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1364
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3767-2/