Amazon Linux 2023 : glib2, glib2-devel, glib2-static (ALAS2023-2026-2028)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16118 | 17 Jul 202619:44 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3843 (ALAS-2026-3843) | 4 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : glib2, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3850 (ALAS-2026-3850) | 4 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-16118 | 18 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Important: webkitgtk4 | 4 Aug 202600:00 | – | amazon | |
| Important: glib2 | 4 Aug 202600:00 | – | amazon | |
| Important: glib2 | 4 Aug 202600:00 | – | amazon | |
| CVE-2026-16118 | 5 Aug 202612:01 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-16118 | 17 Jul 202619:44 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-16118 Xdgmime: heap-based buffer overflow in _xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in xdgmimemagic.c | 17 Jul 202619:44 | – | cvelist |
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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2026-2028.
##
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2028 advisory.
A flaw was found in xdgmime. A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered in
_xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in the xdgmimemagic.c file on little-endian systems when an attacker-
controlled MIME magic file in a user-writable XDG data location (e.g., in the $XDG_DATA_HOME/mime/magic
path) is parsed by an application performing MIME type detection (e.g., via g_content_type_guess()). When
performing byte-swap, incorrect pointer arithmetic on the write side causes an out-of-bounds write of 2
bytes, resulting in an application crash or memory corruption. (CVE-2026-16118)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-16118.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update glib2 --releasever 2023.12.20260803' or
or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-2028 --releasever 2023.12.20260803' to update your system.");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
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include("rpm2.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'glib2-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debuginfo-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debuginfo-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debugsource-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'glib2-debugsource-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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{'reference':'glib2-tests-2.82.2-771.amzn2023', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
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];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
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if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
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}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "glib2 / glib2-debuginfo / glib2-debugsource / etc");
}
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