[ GLSA 202406-01 ] GLib: Privilege Escalation

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202406-01
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 Severity: High
    Title: GLib: Privilege Escalation
     Date: June 22, 2024
     Bugs: #931507
       ID: 202406-01

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability has been discovered in GLib, which can lead to privilege
escalation.

Background
==========

GLib is a library providing a number of GNOME's core objects and
functions.

Affected packages
=================

Package        Vulnerable    Unaffected
-------------  ------------  ------------
dev-libs/glib  < 2.78.6      >= 2.78.6

Description
===========

A vulnerability has been discovered in GLib. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======

When a GDBus-based client subscribes to signals from a trusted system
service such as NetworkManager or logind on a shared computer, other
users of the same computer can send spoofed D-Bus signals that the
GDBus-based client will wrongly interpret as having been sent by the
trusted system service. This could lead to the GDBus-based client
behaving incorrectly, with an application-dependent impact.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/glib-2.78.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-34397
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34397

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202406-01

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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