Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libglib-2_0-0 package, versions <2.54.3-4.7.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBGLIB200-2759100
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Nov 2018

Introduced: 26 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-16429  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libglib-2_0-0 to version 2.54.3-4.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libglib-2_0-0 package and not the libglib-2_0-0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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