UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32636

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32636

    Published: 7 Jun 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-32636

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in glib, where the gvariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a denial of service introduced by additional input validation added to resolve CVE-2023-29499. The offset table validation may be very slow. This bug does not affect any released version of glib but does affect glib distributors who followed the guidance of glib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-29499.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32636, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32636, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6165-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6165-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32636

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: glib2.0

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6

    Affected versions

    2.38.0-1ubuntu1
    2.38.1-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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