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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3800: Security patch for glib2 (ALAS-2023-2058)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3800: Security patch for glib2 (ALAS-2023-2058)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/23/2022
Created
06/06/2023
Added
06/06/2023
Modified
06/06/2023

Description

A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-doc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-fam
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-static
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-tests

References

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