CVE-2023-32665
Published: September 14, 2023Last modified: September 3, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization is vulnerable to an exponential blowup issue where a crafted GVariant can cause excessive processing, leading to denial of service.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | glib | Not affected (2.74.7-r0) |
| Stream | glib | Not affected (2.76.4-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32665
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2211827
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2121
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-18
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0006/