CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-4911

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain access to the system with elevated privileges, posing a serious threat to the integrity and confidentiality of data within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the GNU C Library to the latest version and to restrict the use of GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables in the context of launching SUID binaries.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.

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