CVE-2021-28153

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.)

Score
CVSS 3.1 5.3 Medium
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2021-03-11
Last modified
2026-10-14
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Affected products

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