ALSA-2021:3058

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    ALSA-2021:3058

    Published: 10 Aug 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: glib2 security 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_byte_array_new_take function when called with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform (CVE-2021-27218) 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.

    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_4.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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