Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: glib2 (UTSA-2026-017541)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-017541 advisory. An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When gfilereplace is used with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-28153

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When gfilereplace is used with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, ...

glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When gfilereplace is used with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is...

CLSA-2021-1634922588 Fixed CVE-2021-28153 in glib2

Fixed CVE-2021-28153: gfilereplace with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink...

Fix of CVE: CVE-2021-28153

Fixed CVE-2021-28153: gfilereplace with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink...

OESA-2021-1164 glib2 security update

GLib is a bundle of three formerly five low-level system libraries written in C and developed mainly by GNOME. GLib's code was separated from GTK, so it can be used by software other than GNOME and has been developed in parallel ever since. Security Fixes: An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib...

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)

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AZL-6439 CVE-2021-28153 affecting package glib for versions less than 2.60.1-5

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When gfilereplace is used with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28153

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When gfilereplace is used with GFILECREATEREPLACEDESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is...

PT-2021-5823 · Gnome +9 · Gnome Glib +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: GNOME GLib versions prior to 2.66.8 Description: An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib when the g file replace function is used with G FILE CREATE REPLACE DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink. It incorrectly creates the...