Description
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.)
Published: 2021-03-11
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3044-1 glib2.0 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-14851 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.)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4764-1 GLib vulnerability
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Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Gnome Glib
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:40:12.088Z

Reserved: 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28153

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-11T22:15:12.777

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:59:11.820

Link: CVE-2021-28153

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-28153 - Bugzilla

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