CVE-2021-3800

glib2: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases

Published Aug 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3110-1 glib2.0 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27060 A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5189-1 GLib vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00048}

epss

{'score': 0.00043}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 4, 2021, 12:00 AM