CVE-2023-4911
Published: October 3, 2023Last modified: October 4, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | glibc | Fixed (2.37.0-r6) |
| Stream | glibc | Fixed (2.37.0-r6) |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174986/glibc-ld.so-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176288/Glibc-Tunables-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/13/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0033
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4911
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238352
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5514
- https://www.qualys.com/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911/looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-glibc-ld-so.txt
- https://www.qualys.com/cve-2023-4911/