Resource Exhaustion Affecting glib2.0 package, versions <2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-GLIB20-5670509
  • published7 Jun 2023
  • disclosed14 Sept 2023

Introduced: 7 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-32611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 glib2.0 to version 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

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