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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.
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*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4911 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4911 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911/looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-glibc-ld-so.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.9/16/2024 10:15:12 AM
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Red Hat, Inc. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174986/glibc-ld.so-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
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Red Hat, Inc. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176288/Glibc-Tunables-Privilege-Escalation.html
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Red Hat, Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/11
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/3
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/1
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/13/11
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/3
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/5
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Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/6
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Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/
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Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/
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Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/
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Red Hat, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
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Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0006/
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Red Hat, Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5514
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/23/2024 4:15:08 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/14/2024 10:13:56 AM
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*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.34 up to (excluding) 2.39
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2 Exploit, Mailing List
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/3 No Types Assigned
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