Information Exposure Affecting glib2.0 package, versions <2.64.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-GLIB20-2993045
  • published26 Aug 2022
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 23 Aug 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 glib2.0 to version 2.64.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2.0 package and not the glib2.0 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 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 Scores

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