USN-6165-1: GLib vulnerabilities

Published Jun 14, 2023
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Updated

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or perform other unknown attacks.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6
2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6
2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Event History

Jun 14, 2023
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?

CVE-2023-32636, CVE-2023-32665, CVE-2023-24593

2

What is the title of this advisory?

USN-6165-1: GLib vulnerabilities

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32636?

Unknown

4

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32665?

Unknown

5

What is the severity of CVE-2023-24593?

Unknown

6

How does the GLib vulnerability affect me?

The GLib vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or perform other unknown attacks.

7

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by the GLib vulnerability?

Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04

8

How do I fix the GLib vulnerability?

Upgrade libglib2.0-0 and libglib2.0-bin to version 2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2 on Ubuntu 22.10, version 2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2 on Ubuntu 22.04, and version 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6 on Ubuntu 20.04.

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