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.)
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-glib2-docalma-upgrade-glib2-staticalma-upgrade-mingw32-glib2alma-upgrade-mingw32-glib2-staticalma-upgrade-mingw64-glib2alma-upgrade-mingw64-glib2-static | May 4, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-glib | Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-docamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-famamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-staticamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-glib2-tests | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-glib2 | May 4, 2023 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-glib2centos-upgrade-glib2-debuginfocentos-upgrade-glib2-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-glib2-develcentos-upgrade-glib2-devel-debuginfocentos-upgrade-glib2-famcentos-upgrade-glib2-fam-debuginfocentos-upgrade-glib2-testscentos-upgrade-glib2-tests-debuginfo | Nov 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-glib2-0 | Jun 8, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023366 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 5, 2023 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-glib | Jul 8, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-glib2huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-glib2-devel | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-glib2huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-glib2-devel | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-glib2huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-glib2-devel | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-glib2huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-glib2-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-glib2-fam | May 18, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-glib2 | Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-library-glib2-2-66-8-11-4-33-0-1-94-0 | May 19, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-glib2oracle-linux-upgrade-glib2-develoracle-linux-upgrade-glib2-docoracle-linux-upgrade-glib2-famoracle-linux-upgrade-glib2-staticoracle-linux-upgrade-glib2-testsoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw32-glib2oracle-linux-upgrade-mingw32-glib2-staticoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw64-glib2oracle-linux-upgrade-mingw64-glib2-static | Nov 17, 2021 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-glib2redhat-upgrade-glib2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-glib2-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-glib2-develredhat-upgrade-glib2-devel-debuginforedhat-upgrade-glib2-docredhat-upgrade-glib2-famredhat-upgrade-glib2-fam-debuginforedhat-upgrade-glib2-staticredhat-upgrade-glib2-testsredhat-upgrade-glib2-tests-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mingw32-glib2redhat-upgrade-mingw32-glib2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mingw32-glib2-staticredhat-upgrade-mingw64-glib2redhat-upgrade-mingw64-glib2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mingw64-glib2-static | Nov 10, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-glib2rocky-upgrade-glib2-debuginforocky-upgrade-glib2-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-glib2-develrocky-upgrade-glib2-devel-debuginforocky-upgrade-glib2-famrocky-upgrade-glib2-fam-debuginforocky-upgrade-glib2-staticrocky-upgrade-glib2-testsrocky-upgrade-glib2-tests-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-gio-branding-upstreamsuse-upgrade-glib2-develsuse-upgrade-glib2-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-glib2-devel-staticsuse-upgrade-glib2-langsuse-upgrade-glib2-testssuse-upgrade-glib2-toolssuse-upgrade-glib2-tools-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgio-2_0-0suse-upgrade-libgio-2_0-0-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgio-famsuse-upgrade-libgio-fam-32bitsuse-upgrade-libglib-2_0-0suse-upgrade-libglib-2_0-0-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgmodule-2_0-0suse-upgrade-libgmodule-2_0-0-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgobject-2_0-0suse-upgrade-libgobject-2_0-0-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgthread-2_0-0suse-upgrade-libgthread-2_0-0-32bit | Oct 26, 2022 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-libglib2-0-0 | Mar 16, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 11, 2021 |
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