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Amazon Linux 2 : glib2, --advisory ALAS2-2025-3117 (ALAS-2025-3117)
high Nessus Plugin ID 281809
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of glib2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.56.1-9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-3117 advisory.Buffer underflow on Glib through glib/gvariant via bytestring_parse() or string_parse() leads to OOB Write. (CVE-2025-14087)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update glib2' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2025-3117' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-3117.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 281809
File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-3117.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/5/2026
Updated: 1/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14087
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-fam, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:glib2-tests
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-14087
IAVA: 2025-A-0907