Low: glib2

Issue Overview:

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.) (CVE-2021-28153)

Affected Packages:

glib2

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update glib2 to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
    glib2-devel-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
    glib2-fam-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
    glib2-static-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
    glib2-tests-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
    glib2-debuginfo-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
    glib2-devel-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
    glib2-fam-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
    glib2-static-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
    glib2-tests-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
    glib2-debuginfo-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.i686  
  
noarch:  
    glib2-doc-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.noarch  
  
src:  
    glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.src  
  
x86_64:  
    glib2-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  
    glib2-devel-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  
    glib2-fam-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  
    glib2-static-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  
    glib2-tests-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  
    glib2-debuginfo-2.56.1-9.amzn2.0.7.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-28153

Mitre: CVE-2021-28153