Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20214385
Revision Date:2021-11-09Version:636
Title:RHSA-2021:4385: glib2 security and bug fix update (Moderate)
Description:GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.

Security Fix(es):

  • glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800)

  • glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2021-28153
    CVE-2021-3800
    RHSA-2021:4385
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
  • OR Red Hat CoreOS 4 is installed
  • AND
  • glib2 is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2 is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • glib2-devel is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • glib2-doc is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2-doc is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • glib2-fam is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2-fam is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • glib2-static is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2-static is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • glib2-tests is earlier than 0:2.56.4-156.el8
  • AND glib2-tests is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK