RLSA-2021:4385

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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. Security Fix(es): * glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (CVE-2021-3800) * glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink (CVE-2021-28153) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

References: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4385, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938284, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938291, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1948988, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971533