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7.3

Red Hat servers with glib2 could be remotely compromised

published 2 months ago
Summary

The glib2 software library included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux has weaknesses that could let an attacker cause the system to crash or run their own code. This can affect any application that relies on that library. Apply the latest Red Hat security update to replace glib2 as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update redhat glib2-debuginfo to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-debugsource to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-devel to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-devel-debuginfo to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-tests to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-tests-debuginfo to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2 to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-doc to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
  • Update redhat glib2-static to version 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-debuginfo < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-debugsource < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-devel < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-tests < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-tests-debuginfo < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2 < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-doc < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 redhat glib2-static < 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.80.4-12.el10_2.21
Original advisory text
Red Hat Security Advisory: glib2 security update
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
7.3 High
Timeline
Published20 Aug 2026
Updated22 Aug 2026
First seen22 Aug 2026
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