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Ubuntu: USN-4049-4: GLib regression

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Ubuntu: USN-4049-4: GLib regression

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/06/2019
Created
08/09/2019
Added
08/07/2019
Modified
08/05/2020

Description

USN-4049-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. The update introduced a regression. This update fixes the problem.

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Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GLib created directories and files without properly restricting permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libglib2-0-0
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libglib2-0-bin

References

  • USN-4049-1
  • USN-4049-4

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