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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-27218: Moderate: glib2 security update (CESA-2021:3058)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-27218: Moderate: glib2 security update (CESA-2021:3058)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/15/2021
Created
08/12/2021
Added
08/12/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.7 and 2.67.x before 2.67.4. If g_byte_array_new_take() was called with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform, the length would be truncated modulo 2**32, causing unintended length truncation.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-glib2
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-devel
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-devel-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-fam
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-fam-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-tests
  • centos-upgrade-glib2-tests-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-27218

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