ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.11.3, and 2.12.x before 2.12.2, does not properly restrict use of the LD_AUDIT environment variable to reference dynamic shared objects (DSOs) as audit objects, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an unsafe DSO located in a trusted library directory, as demonstrated by libpcprofile.so.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2122-1 | New glibc packages fix local privilege escalation |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2122-2 | New glibc packages fix privilege escalation |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-3835 | ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.11.3, and 2.12.x before 2.12.2, does not properly restrict use of the LD_AUDIT environment variable to reference dynamic shared objects (DSOs) as audit objects, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging an unsafe DSO located in a trusted library directory, as demonstrated by libpcprofile.so. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1009-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-02-13T16:27:09.107Z
Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-3856
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-01-07T19:00:17.843
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-3856
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN