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ALPINE-CVE-2021-27218

ALPINE-CVE-2021-27218 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.7 and 2.67.x before 2.67.4. If g_byte_array_new_take() was called with a buffer of 4GB or more on a 64-bit platform, the length would be truncated modulo 2**32, causing unintended length truncation.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13glib0, 2.20.0-r0, 2.20.3-r0

Timeline

  • Feb 15, 2021 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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