Ubuntu Security Notice 4759-1 - Krzesimir Nowak discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain large buffers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications linked to GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Kevin Backhouse discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain memory allocations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications linked to GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
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