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ALPINE-CVE-2021-28153

ALPINE-CVE-2021-28153 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13glib2.25.17-r0, 2.38.0-r0, 2.18.3-r0

Timeline

  • Mar 11, 2021 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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