CVE-2021-27219

glib2: GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C

CVE-2021-27219 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7, released February 15, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0306
87th percentile

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): * glib: integer overflow in g_bytes_new function on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits (CVE-2021-27219) 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. Bug Fix(es): * Refcounting issue causes crashes and slow workarounds (BZ#1953553)

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
glib2 · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2 · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
glib2-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2-devel · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
glib2-doc · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2-doc · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
glib2-fam · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2-fam · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
glib2-static · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2-static · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
glib2-tests · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 RHSA-2021:2170 Jun 1, 2021
glib2-tests · ol 8 0:2.56.4-10.el8_4 ELSA-2021-2170 Jun 2, 2021
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 libglib2.0-0 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 libglib2.0-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 libglib2.0-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 libglib2.0-data 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 libglib2.0-data 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 libglib2.0-tests 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.7 Feb 15, 2021
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 libglib2.0-tests 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.2 Feb 15, 2021
mingw32-glib2 · RHEL 8 0:2.66.7-2.el8 RHSA-2021:4526 Nov 9, 2021
mingw32-glib2-static · RHEL 8 0:2.66.7-2.el8 RHSA-2021:4526 Nov 9, 2021
mingw64-glib2 · RHEL 8 0:2.66.7-2.el8 RHSA-2021:4526 Nov 9, 2021
mingw64-glib2-static · RHEL 8 0:2.66.7-2.el8 RHSA-2021:4526 Nov 9, 2021

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