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
Source: USN-4014-1: GLib vulnerability
