USN-4014-1: GLib vulnerability

USN-4014-1: GLib vulnerability

glib2.0 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

GLib could be made to expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted file.

Software Description

• glib2.0 – GLib library of C routines

Details

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04

libglib2.0-0 – 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1

libglib2.0-bin – 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1

libglib2.0-dev – 2.60.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.10

libglib2.0-0 – 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1

libglib2.0-bin – 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1

libglib2.0-dev – 2.58.1-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

libglib2.0-0 – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

libglib2.0-bin – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

libglib2.0-dev – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libglib2.0-0 – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2

libglib2.0-bin – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2

libglib2.0-dev – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2019-12450

Source: USN-4014-1: GLib vulnerability