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A glib2 security and bug fix update has been released for AlmaLinux.



ALSA-2021:4385 Moderate: glib2 security and bug fix update


Type:
security

Severity:
moderate

Release date:
2021-11-12

Description
Security Fix(es):
* glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800)
* glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References:
CVE-2021-3800
CVE-2021-28153

Updates packages:
glib2-2.56.4-156.el8.i686.rpm
glib2-2.56.4-156.el8.x86_64.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-156.el8.i686.rpm
glib2-devel-2.56.4-156.el8.x86_64.rpm
glib2-doc-2.56.4-156.el8.noarch.rpm
glib2-fam-2.56.4-156.el8.x86_64.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-156.el8.i686.rpm
glib2-static-2.56.4-156.el8.x86_64.rpm
glib2-tests-2.56.4-156.el8.x86_64.rpm

Notes:
This page is generated automatically and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.

  ALSA-2021:4385 Moderate: glib2 security and bug fix update