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Unscored USN-4049-4 0 CVEs

glib2.0 regression

Published Aug 6, 2019 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-4049-1 fixed a vulnerability in GLib. The update introduced a regression.
This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GLib created directories and files without properly
restricting permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access
sensitive information.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS glib2.0 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm3

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1838890