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TI-2023-15892 Aliases CVE-2023-32611GHSA-qjp4-g2mq-4r5w

G_variant_byteswap() can take a long time with some non-normal inputs

Priority LOW 25CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to a slowdown issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—glib2——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9——No fix listedCNA
FedoraExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux——No fix listedCNA
FedoraFedora 38——No fix listedCNA
FedoraFedora 37——No fix listedCNA
FedoraFedora 37——No fix listedCNA
FedoraFedora 38——No fix listedCNA
  • glib2 Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Fedora 38 VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Fedora 37 VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Fedora 37 VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Fedora 38 VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.74.2VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.74.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:2528 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    mingw-glib2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) mingw-glib2-2.78.0-1.el9, mingw32-glib2-2.78.0-1.el9, mingw32-glib2-static-2.78.0-1.el9 +2
  • RHSA-2023:6631 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Low
    glib2 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) glib2-static-2.68.4-11.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) glib2-devel-2.68.4-11.el9, glib2-doc-2.68.4-11.el9, glib2-tests-2.68.4-11.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) glib2-2.68.4-11.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6631
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6631
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6631
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2528

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32611
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjp4-g2mq-4r5w

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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