glib2.0 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in GLib.
Software Description
- glib2.0 - GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library (fam module)
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 18.04 LTS
- libglib2.0-0 - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
- libglib2.0-bin - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
- libglib2.0-dev - 2.56.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libglib2.0-0 - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
- libglib2.0-bin - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
- libglib2.0-dev - 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libglib2.0-0 - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
- libglib2.0-bin - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
- libglib2.0-dev - 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.