Ubuntu Security Update USN-8017-1: GLib vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that GLib incorrectly parsed large Base64 data. An attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-1484) It was discovered that GLib incorrectly parsed certain treemagic files. An attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-1485) It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled Unicode case conversion. An attacker could use this issue to cause GLib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-1489)

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