CVE-2023-32643

glib: Heap-buffer-overflow in g_variant_serialised_get_child

Published Sep 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-36886 A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6165-1 GLib vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6165-2 GLib vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 30, 2023, 11:48 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 14, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 12:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 14, 2022, 12:00 AM