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SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:026 (glib2)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory SUSE-SA:2009:026.
Insight
Insight
The advisory was resent because the previous one contained the wrong Announcement ID. The code library glib2 provides base64 encoding and decoding functions that are vulnerable to integer overflows when processing very large strings. Processes using this library functions for processing data from the network can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running this process.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the packages as indicated in the referenced security advisory. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2009:026