SB2020121578 - Privilege escalation in GNOME GLib
Published: December 15, 2020 Updated: August 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121578
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35457)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the g_option_group_add_entries() function. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.