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This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
OpenBSD through 6.6 allows local users to escalate to root because a check for LD_LIBRARY_PATH in setuid programs can be defeated by setting a very small RLIMIT_DATA resource limit. When executing chpass or passwd (which are setuid root), _dl_setup_env in ld.so tries to strip LD_LIBRARY_PATH from the environment, but fails when it cannot allocate memory. Thus, the attacker is able to execute their own library code as root.
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*cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.6
Changed
Reference Type
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155658/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Dynamic-Loader-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155658/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Dynamic-Loader-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/31 No Types Assigned
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/31 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/25 No Types Assigned
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/25 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.openbsd.org/errata66.html No Types Assigned