Resource management error in Gnome GLib - #VU25564
Published: February 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25564
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
Gnome GLib
Gnome GLib
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to relative read when calling the g_printerr() function, which could lead to a denial of service from a setuid-root process being used to block access to the TTY for another user. A local user can block access to TTY for another user.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.