SB2018120729 - OpenSUSE Linux update for glib2

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SB2018120729 - OpenSUSE Linux update for glib2

Published: December 7, 2018 Updated: December 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018120729
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16428)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference in g_markup_parse_context_end_parse() in gmarkup.c. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted application or file that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16429)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read vulnerability in g_markup_parse_context_parse() in gmarkup.c, related to utf8_str(). A local attacker can execute a specially crafted application or file that submits malicious input and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References