QID 174826

Date Published: 2021-03-25

QID 174826: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for glib2 (SUSE-SU-2021:0890-1)

This update for glib2 fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-27218: g_byte_array_new_take takes a gsize as length but stores
in a guint, this patch will refuse if the length is larger than guint.
(bsc#1182328)

- CVE-2021-27219: g_memdup takes a guint as parameter and sometimes leads
into an integer overflow, so add a g_memdup2 function which uses gsize
to replace it. (bsc#1182362)

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:0890-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.

    CVEs related to QID 174826

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:0890-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-March/008532.html