CESA-2020:3978 -- centos 7 glib2ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:205651 | Date: (C)2020-10-28 (M)2023-12-20 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures. The Intelligent Input Bus is an input method framework for multilingual input in Unix-like operating systems. Security Fix: * glib2: file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress * ibus: missing authorization allows local attacker to access the input bus of another user For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.