Packages
- glib2.0 - GLib library of C routines
Details
USN-6165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu
18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An
attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or perform other unknown attacks.
USN-6165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu
18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An
attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or perform other unknown attacks.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | libglib2.0-0 – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3 | ||
| libglib2.0-bin – 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | libglib2.0-0 – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3 | ||
| libglib2.0-bin – 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | libglib2.0-0 – 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6 | ||
| libglib2.0-bin – 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6 | |||
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