Advisory Published

USN-6165-2: GLib vulnerabilities

First published: Thu Oct 19 2023(Updated: )

USN-6165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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 SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-0<2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
=14.04
All of
ubuntu/libglib2.0-bin<2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6
=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this GLib vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID of this GLib vulnerability is USN-6165-2.

  • What is the severity of USN-6165-2?

    The severity of USN-6165-2 is not specified.

  • How does this GLib vulnerability affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?

    This GLib vulnerability affects Ubuntu 14.04 LTS if the libglib2.0-0 and libglib2.0-bin packages are below version 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6.

  • How does this GLib vulnerability affect Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

    This GLib vulnerability affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS if the libglib2.0-0 and libglib2.0-bin packages are below version 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3.

  • How does this GLib vulnerability affect Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

    This GLib vulnerability affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS if the libglib2.0-0 and libglib2.0-bin packages are below version 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3.

  • How can I fix this GLib vulnerability?

    To fix this GLib vulnerability, update the libglib2.0-0 and libglib2.0-bin packages to version 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, version 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, or version 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

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