G_variant_byteswap() can take a long time with some non-normal inputs
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.
Evidence and details
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2023-32611
glib2
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product
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- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product
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- Not stated in this record
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product
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- Not stated in this record
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product
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Fedora 38
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product
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Fedora 37
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/7/product
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Fedora 37
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/8/product
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Fedora 38
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/9/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
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- Not stated in this record
- Related CVEs
- CVE-2023-32611
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics