CVE-2021-27219 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-27219: An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.6 and 2.67.x before 2.67.3. The function g_bytes_new has an integer overflow on 64-bit platforms due to an implicit cast from 64 bits to 32 bits. The overflow could potentially lead to memory corruption.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-27219 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.66.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.66.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

glib2.0→ fixed in2.66.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y glib2.0
```

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