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HistoryMay 09, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

GLib vulnerability

2024-05-0900:00:00
ubuntu.com
10
glib
ubuntu
vulnerability
signal subscriptions
d-bus
privilege escalation

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 23.10
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

  • glib2.0 - GLib library of C routines

Details

Alicia Boya García discovered that GLib incorrectly handled signal
subscriptions. A local attacker could use this issue to spoof D-Bus signals
resulting in a variety of impacts including possible privilege escalation.