elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-01-07T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:12.244Z

Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-3847

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-07T19:00:17.780

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:19:44.730

Link: CVE-2010-3847

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3847 - Bugzilla