Resource Exhaustion Affecting glib2-doc package, versions <0:2.68.4-11.el9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-GLIB2DOC-6064807
  • published17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed14 Sept 2023

Introduced: 14 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-29499  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 glib2-doc to version 0:2.68.4-11.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6631.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to the expected format, leading to denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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