An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade mingw64-glib2-staticUpgrade mingw64-glib2Upgrade glib2-staticUpgrade mingw32-glib2Upgrade mingw32-glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-doc | May 4, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade glib | Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade glib2-testsUpgrade glib2-famUpgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-docUpgrade glib2-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-devel | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade glib2 | May 4, 2023 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade glib2-fam-debuginfoUpgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-tests-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-debugsourceUpgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2-devel-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-famUpgrade glib2-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-tests | Nov 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade glib2.0 | Jun 8, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023366 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/glib. | Jul 8, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2 | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2 | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-devel | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-fam | May 18, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade glib2 | Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/glib2 to version 2.66.8-11.4.33.0.1.94.0 on Solaris 11.4 | May 19, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glib2-docUpgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2-testsUpgrade mingw32-glib2-staticUpgrade mingw64-glib2Upgrade mingw32-glib2Upgrade mingw64-glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-famUpgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-static | Nov 17, 2021 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-tests-debuginfoUpgrade mingw64-glib2-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-fam-debuginfoUpgrade mingw32-glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-famUpgrade glib2-debugsourceUpgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2-devel-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-docUpgrade mingw32-glib2No solution existsUpgrade mingw64-glib2-staticUpgrade glib2Upgrade mingw64-glib2Upgrade glib2-testsUpgrade mingw32-glib2-debuginfo | Nov 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade glib2-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-devel-debuginfoUpgrade glib2-testsUpgrade glib2-famUpgrade glib2-debugsourceUpgrade glib2-staticUpgrade glib2-develUpgrade glib2-tests-debuginfoUpgrade glib2Upgrade glib2-fam-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgthread-2_0-0Upgrade libgobject-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgio-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade glib2-tools-32bitUpgrade libgthread-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgio-2_0-0Upgrade glib2-devel-32bitUpgrade libgmodule-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade glib2-devel-staticUpgrade libglib-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade glib2-langUpgrade libgmodule-2_0-0Upgrade glib2-develUpgrade libgio-fam-32bitUpgrade glib2-testsUpgrade glib2-toolsUpgrade libgio-famUpgrade libgobject-2_0-0Upgrade libglib-2_0-0 | Oct 26, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libglib2.0-0 | Mar 16, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 11, 2021 |
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