CVE-2023-4911
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 74.3%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 7.8/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Local (L)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
Low (L)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
None (N)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
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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Recommendations
Source: nvd
All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=sys-libs/glibc-2.37-r7”
Source: nvd
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891
Source: nvd
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
For the update to take effect, all services linked to the glibc library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.
Source: nvd
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released erratarelevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Vulnerable Software (73)
Type: Configuration
Product: eglibc
Operating System: ubuntu trusty 14.04
{ "unfixed": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: debian
{ "fixed": "2.37-12"}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: debian buster 10
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: debian
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: altlinux
{ "fixed": "6:2.32-alt5.p10.2"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu bionic 18.04
{ "unfixed": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu focal 20.04
{ "unaffected": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu jammy 22.04
{ "fixed": "2.35-0ubuntu3.4"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu lunar 23.04
{ "fixed": "2.37-0ubuntu2.1"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu mantic 23.10
{ "fixed": "2.38-1ubuntu6"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu noble 24.04
{ "fixed": "2.38-1ubuntu6"}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu trusty 14.04
{ "unfixed": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: ubuntu xenial 16.04
{ "unfixed": true}
Source: ubuntu
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel
{ "fixed": "2.28-225.el8_8.6"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel 8
{ "fixed": "2.28-225.el8_8.6"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel
{ "fixed": "2.28-189.6.el8_6"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel
{ "fixed": "2.34-60.el9_2.7"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel 9
{ "fixed": "2.34-60.el9_2.7"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel
{ "fixed": "2.34-28.el9_0.4"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc
Operating System: rhel 4.4
{ "fixed": "2.28-189.6.el8_6"}
Source: redhat
Type: Configuration
Product: glibc-core
Operating System: altlinux
{ "fixed": "6:2.32-alt5.p10.2"}
Source: redhat