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A glib2.0 security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 and 9 Extended LTS to address several security vulnerabilities.



ELA-964-1 glib2.0 security update

Package : glib2.0
Version : 2.42.1-1+deb8u6 (jessie), 2.50.3-2+deb9u5 (stretch)

Related CVEs :
CVE-2023-29499
CVE-2023-32611
CVE-2023-32665

Several security vulnerabilities were found in GLib, a general-purpose utility
library, used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

CVE-2023-29499
GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to the
expected format, leading to denial of service.

CVE-2023-32611
GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to a slowdown issue where a crafted
GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.

CVE-2023-32665
GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where
a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of
service.

ELA-964-1 glib2.0 security update