ALSA-2021:2170

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    ALSA-2021:2170

    Published: 1 Jun 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    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. Security Fix(es): * 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) For 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. Bug Fix(es): * Refcounting issue causes crashes and slow workarounds (BZ#1953553)

    References: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-27219

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: glib2-doc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/glib2-doc

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.56.4-10.el8_4

    Affected versions

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