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GLSA-202311-18 : GLib: Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 186302
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Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202311-18 (GLib: Multiple Vulnerabilities)- A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to the expected format, leading to denial of service. (CVE-2023-29499)
- A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to a slowdown issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service. (CVE-2023-32611)
- A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service. (CVE-2023-32665)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-libs/glib-2.74.4
See Also
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-18
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 186302
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202311-18.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 11/27/2023
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29499
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:glib, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2023