GLSA 201904-23: GLib: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GLib: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/22/2019
Bugs:	#668474
ID:	201904-23

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GLib, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

GLib is a library providing a number of GNOME’s core objects and functions.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/glib	< 2.56.4	>= 2.56.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GLib. Please review the referenced bug for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced bugs for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/glib-2.56.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201904-23.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.