{"id":"MGASA-2020-0118","summary":"Updated glib2.0 packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:\n\nGSocketClient in GNOME GLib through 2.62.4 may occasionally connect\ndirectly to a target address instead of connecting via a proxy server\nwhen configured to do so, because the proxy_addr field is mishandled.\nThis bug is timing-dependent and may occur only sporadically depending\non network delays. The greatest security relevance is in use cases\nwhere a proxy is used to help with privacy/anonymity, even though there\nis no technical barrier to a direct connection. (CVE-2020-6750)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:41:38.609465939Z","published":"2020-03-06T16:13:58Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-6750"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0118.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26230"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/5RIFEDSRJ4P3WFCMDUOFQ2LEILZLMDW7/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/KJMLGW55HOQXHMTIPH2PWXFRBNBWVO4W/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glib2.0","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/glib2.0?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.60.2-1.3.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0118.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}