CVE-2021-28153

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

CVE-2021-28153 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8, released March 11, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0271
86th 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): * glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800) * glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
glib2 · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2 · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
glib2 · rocky 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RLSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-devel · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
glib2-doc · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-doc · almalinux 8 2.56.4-156.el8 ALSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-doc · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
glib2-fam · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-fam · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
glib2-static · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-static · almalinux 8 2.56.4-156.el8 ALSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-static · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
glib2-tests · RHEL 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 RHSA-2021:4385 Nov 9, 2021
glib2-tests · ol 8 0:2.56.4-156.el8 ELSA-2021-4385 Nov 16, 2021
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 libglib2.0-0 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 libglib2.0-0 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 libglib2.0-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 libglib2.0-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 libglib2.0-data 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 libglib2.0-data 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-dev-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 libglib2.0-dev-bin 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 libglib2.0-tests 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 Mar 11, 2021
libglib2.0-tests · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 libglib2.0-tests 2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.3 Mar 11, 2021
mingw32-glib2 · RHEL 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 RHSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw32-glib2 · almalinux 9 2.70.1-2.el9 ALSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw32-glib2 · ol 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 ELSA-2022-8418 Nov 22, 2022
mingw32-glib2-static · RHEL 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 RHSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw32-glib2-static · almalinux 9 2.70.1-2.el9 ALSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw32-glib2-static · ol 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 ELSA-2022-8418 Nov 22, 2022
mingw64-glib2 · RHEL 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 RHSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw64-glib2 · almalinux 9 2.70.1-2.el9 ALSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw64-glib2 · ol 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 ELSA-2022-8418 Nov 22, 2022
mingw64-glib2-static · RHEL 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 RHSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw64-glib2-static · almalinux 9 2.70.1-2.el9 ALSA-2022:8418 Nov 15, 2022
mingw64-glib2-static · ol 9 0:2.70.1-2.el9 ELSA-2022-8418 Nov 22, 2022

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