Access Restriction Bypass Affecting glib package, versions [,2.28)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIB-2382561
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed14 Jun 2011
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Jun 2011

CVE-2011-1709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade glib to version 2.28 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.

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