{"id":"USN-6165-2","summary":"glib2.0 vulnerabilities","details":"USN-6165-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GLib. This update provides the\ncorresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled non-normal GVariants. An\n attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a\n denial of service, or perform other unknown attacks.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:09Z","published":"2023-10-19T11:46:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29499","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32611","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32636","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32643","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32665"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-29499","CVE-2023-32611","CVE-2023-32636","CVE-2023-32643","CVE-2023-32665","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29499","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32611","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32636","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32643","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32665"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6165-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-29499"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32611"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32636"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32643"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32665"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glib2.0","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/glib2.0@2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6"}]}],"versions":["2.38.0-1ubuntu1","2.38.1-1","2.39.1-0ubuntu1","2.39.1-0ubuntu2","2.39.1-0ubuntu3","2.39.2-0ubuntu1","2.39.2-0ubuntu2","2.39.3-0ubuntu4","2.39.4-0ubuntu1","2.39.90-0ubuntu1","2.39.91-0ubuntu2","2.39.91-0ubuntu3","2.39.92-2","2.40.0-1","2.40.0-1ubuntu1","2.40.0-2","2.40.2-0ubuntu1","2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1","2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm1","2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm2","2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm3","2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-0"},{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-0-refdbg"},{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-bin"},{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-data"},{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-dev"},{"binary_version":"2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6","binary_name":"libglib2.0-tests"}],"availability":"Available 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