{"id":"RLSA-2021:4385","summary":"Moderate: 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* glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800)\n\n* glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153)\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\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-05T00:45:06.218259Z","published":"2021-11-09T09:16:02Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-28153","CVE-2021-3800"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4385"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938291"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948988"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971533"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glib2","ecosystem":"Rocky Linux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/glib2?distro=rocky-linux-8-5-legacy&epoch=0"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0:2.56.4-156.el8"}],"database_specific":{"yum_repository":"BaseOS"}}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2021:4385.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}],"credits":[{"name":"Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"},{"name":"Red Hat"}]}