{"id":"ALSA-2021:2170","summary":"Important: glib2 security and bug fix update","details":"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.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* glib: integer overflow in g_bytes_new function on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits (CVE-2021-27219)\n\nFor 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.\n\nBug Fix(es):\n\n* Refcounting issue causes crashes and slow workarounds (BZ#1953553)","modified":"2026-02-04T02:30:38.552903Z","published":"2021-06-01T09:04:25Z","related":["CVE-2021-27219"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-27219"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glib2-doc","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/glib2-doc"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.56.4-10.el8_4"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:2170.json"}},{"package":{"name":"glib2-static","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/glib2-static"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.56.4-10.el8_4"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:2170.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}