Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting glib2.0 package, versions <2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-GLIB20-5670830
  • published7 Jun 2023
  • disclosed14 Sept 2023

Introduced: 7 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-32665  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-502  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 glib2.0 to version 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1