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Rocky Linux 8 : glib2 (RLSA-2021:3058)
high Nessus Plugin ID 157759
Synopsis
The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:3058 advisory.- An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.7 and 2.67.x before 2.67.4. If g_byte_array_new_take() was called with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform, the length would be truncated modulo 2**32, causing unintended length truncation. (CVE-2021-27218)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 157759
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-3058.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Published: 2/9/2022
Updated: 11/7/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27218
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-tests-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-static, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-fam, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-doc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glib2-tests
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-27218