Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2025:14989 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2025-09-02
Updated:
2025-09-02

RHSA-2025:14989 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Moderate: glib2 security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

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Topic

An update for glib2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.

Security Fix(es):

  • glib2: Signal subscription vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-34397)
  • glib: buffer overflow in set_connect_msg() (CVE-2024-52533)
  • glib: Buffer Underflow on GLib through glib/gstring.c via function g_string_insert_unichar (CVE-2025-4373)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2279632 - CVE-2024-34397 glib2: Signal subscription vulnerabilities
  • BZ - 2325340 - CVE-2024-52533 glib: buffer overflow in set_connect_msg()
  • BZ - 2364265 - CVE-2025-4373 glib: Buffer Underflow on GLib through glib/gstring.c via function g_string_insert_unichar

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8

SRPM
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ae9dd1d6b2b6c01aa75a6a988f7647de23a5eb353d9c27b5312bfee9559134
x86_64
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: e9360a1e6b9899d95ec5332152a94977169256de00bb0e2b190ea0fbd4beb825
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 896e27e9e22ff01890270e6d15fc2d91e6d3ea5c6193a3dbf3ff1d36dde1e27f
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: cc2f96b973569b3142f17cc5744121149ff0f91f6cbf6312ebb4fe5f15be90d8
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bad0c12a4a199f10901d2b38868e2fd58e8540b6e0b54385e5fdd7ecfbe70783
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4d356dbc33d108ee099999eb32d8aad5e761908866049945de9a37b9081d6df9
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 76fa07eb2a4207cca0bd14fe8b1bcc5afce20fabbb195f9f9952b1fca6a455c0
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 50f35dd63490c68828c99e2ed1b9e7c9b9824cab79f1b8a511378978f0dd8d69
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ffdf5ea8897f90e866d558664e65d21d06ed8c262515d8062343242f1321cf5
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 31e2b9dfc1533a58fcdcdce6c4c2ced5fe945c7ed11bd0600bebcbd8607a92ac
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 440c87d7bf6ac1db2391df2d97be15407581bad9e51a7c8e0d3a8de070db464e
glib2-fam-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8c7cc4f450dab7a1095e9b08dfafd17e3bfd8a32a15b370f8873510c54a05601
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 33375562f3594be2b9fbf7930b1219e08acabfe4c4d25dd8b40dc01d48270d67
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e372a5c7b7b3222c946469360018e0e271c73a275d9de7203698e898620ed78
glib2-tests-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 730cb2274f96edc4afcab67ad93bd2e395ee5b6e768136c4ad520137f2aa37be
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7b6a18f09be46ce3a9022d78bdc2ac59e445b23817ce610b5832f5bc94892970
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 354d5e0f421795d3e7691f046c97412d83de15da5e463a4efab34cd477e5e4a8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8

SRPM
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ae9dd1d6b2b6c01aa75a6a988f7647de23a5eb353d9c27b5312bfee9559134
x86_64
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: e9360a1e6b9899d95ec5332152a94977169256de00bb0e2b190ea0fbd4beb825
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 896e27e9e22ff01890270e6d15fc2d91e6d3ea5c6193a3dbf3ff1d36dde1e27f
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: cc2f96b973569b3142f17cc5744121149ff0f91f6cbf6312ebb4fe5f15be90d8
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bad0c12a4a199f10901d2b38868e2fd58e8540b6e0b54385e5fdd7ecfbe70783
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4d356dbc33d108ee099999eb32d8aad5e761908866049945de9a37b9081d6df9
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 76fa07eb2a4207cca0bd14fe8b1bcc5afce20fabbb195f9f9952b1fca6a455c0
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 50f35dd63490c68828c99e2ed1b9e7c9b9824cab79f1b8a511378978f0dd8d69
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ffdf5ea8897f90e866d558664e65d21d06ed8c262515d8062343242f1321cf5
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 31e2b9dfc1533a58fcdcdce6c4c2ced5fe945c7ed11bd0600bebcbd8607a92ac
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 440c87d7bf6ac1db2391df2d97be15407581bad9e51a7c8e0d3a8de070db464e
glib2-fam-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8c7cc4f450dab7a1095e9b08dfafd17e3bfd8a32a15b370f8873510c54a05601
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 33375562f3594be2b9fbf7930b1219e08acabfe4c4d25dd8b40dc01d48270d67
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e372a5c7b7b3222c946469360018e0e271c73a275d9de7203698e898620ed78
glib2-tests-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 730cb2274f96edc4afcab67ad93bd2e395ee5b6e768136c4ad520137f2aa37be
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7b6a18f09be46ce3a9022d78bdc2ac59e445b23817ce610b5832f5bc94892970
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 354d5e0f421795d3e7691f046c97412d83de15da5e463a4efab34cd477e5e4a8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ae9dd1d6b2b6c01aa75a6a988f7647de23a5eb353d9c27b5312bfee9559134
ppc64le
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ccafa3d67c801d485f79b83e90cde1cf23fb078565a30f171dbf527dc5c39274
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 97859ee83f2f367cd0fc58f8ef510010a97b1a3febb4e03de7c37611e14b3514
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 598da19c66c38b456cf0b554617e87b5f05ac4061bb5e5942324ee1efc2402cc
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a00fc4d8d10ef5f651d304bc735fa0a8e22ca3cf0b27f1972b0ad57a98e0a0b3
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 67b19f4122b0bd44793681e32748daed7a145d6860760aaf36bdc387beb7631f
glib2-fam-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: fc7e2d216fe7b6562201a701725646ce0e1b87cfc4a82d7a0199dc30d83de7e0
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 86848eb53c4dc960e774d1aa30d37a36208c9516ddffe6e5ba14c24fa25627d3
glib2-tests-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: bf9d88e83d44d33b274a509bebe50d7ff44457b371c7bbf2047594ab7df5b2f0
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f870ff9ba72f0e8619acd3ae4104e93f09f78a00e58c396e2cd16c091a10b6ef

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ae9dd1d6b2b6c01aa75a6a988f7647de23a5eb353d9c27b5312bfee9559134
x86_64
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: e9360a1e6b9899d95ec5332152a94977169256de00bb0e2b190ea0fbd4beb825
glib2-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 896e27e9e22ff01890270e6d15fc2d91e6d3ea5c6193a3dbf3ff1d36dde1e27f
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: cc2f96b973569b3142f17cc5744121149ff0f91f6cbf6312ebb4fe5f15be90d8
glib2-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bad0c12a4a199f10901d2b38868e2fd58e8540b6e0b54385e5fdd7ecfbe70783
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4d356dbc33d108ee099999eb32d8aad5e761908866049945de9a37b9081d6df9
glib2-debugsource-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 76fa07eb2a4207cca0bd14fe8b1bcc5afce20fabbb195f9f9952b1fca6a455c0
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 50f35dd63490c68828c99e2ed1b9e7c9b9824cab79f1b8a511378978f0dd8d69
glib2-devel-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ffdf5ea8897f90e866d558664e65d21d06ed8c262515d8062343242f1321cf5
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 31e2b9dfc1533a58fcdcdce6c4c2ced5fe945c7ed11bd0600bebcbd8607a92ac
glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 440c87d7bf6ac1db2391df2d97be15407581bad9e51a7c8e0d3a8de070db464e
glib2-fam-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8c7cc4f450dab7a1095e9b08dfafd17e3bfd8a32a15b370f8873510c54a05601
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 33375562f3594be2b9fbf7930b1219e08acabfe4c4d25dd8b40dc01d48270d67
glib2-fam-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e372a5c7b7b3222c946469360018e0e271c73a275d9de7203698e898620ed78
glib2-tests-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 730cb2274f96edc4afcab67ad93bd2e395ee5b6e768136c4ad520137f2aa37be
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7b6a18f09be46ce3a9022d78bdc2ac59e445b23817ce610b5832f5bc94892970
glib2-tests-debuginfo-2.56.4-162.el8_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 354d5e0f421795d3e7691f046c97412d83de15da5e463a4efab34cd477e5e4a8

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