CVE-2021-28153: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

March 11, 2021 (updated November 9, 2023)

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.

References

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2325
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28153

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