glib <2.63.6: pkexec data leakage via charset alias
CVE-2021-3800 Published on August 23, 2022
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2021-3800 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
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