Bug#924344: glib2.0: CVE-2019-9633

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: glib2.0
Version: 2.58.3-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1649
Control: fixed -1 2.59.2-1

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for glib2.0, filling a bug
for tracking.

CVE-2019-9633[0]:
| gio/gsocketclient.c in GNOME GLib 2.59.2 does not ensure that a parent
| GTask remains alive during the execution of a connection-attempting
| enumeration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
| (g_socket_client_connected_callback mishandling and application crash)
| via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by GNOME Web (aka Epiphany).

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9633
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9633
[1] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1649

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore