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🛡️ JLSEC-2025-159 — glib-jll (CVE-2021-3800)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6

A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Affected software

JLSEC-2025-159 is recorded against 1 package.

  • glib-jll

Timeline and source

Published on 19 October 2025 and last revised on 18 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

access.redhat.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
gitlab.gnome.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-10-19
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-18
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
glib-jll — —

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