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List:       ubuntu-security-announce
Subject:    [USN-3767-2] GLib vulnerabilities
From:       "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa () canonical ! com>
Date:       2018-09-19 8:49:53
Message-ID: 1537346993.8295.4.camel () canonical ! com
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3767-2
September 19, 2018

glib2.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GLib.

Software Description:
- glib2.0: GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library (fam module)

Details:

USN-3767-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
  An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
  or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16428)

  It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain files.
  An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
  information. (CVE-2018-16429)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
   libglib2.0-0                                        2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
   libglib2.0-bin                                    2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1
   libglib2.0-dev                                    2.32.4-0ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3767-2
   https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3767-1
   CVE-2018-16428, CVE-2018-16429
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