Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-31117.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-31117
Upstream
Published
2023-10-03T18:15:10Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:26:05.671098Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2023-4911 affecting package glibc for versions less than 2.35-5
Details

A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBCTUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBCTUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / glibc

Package

Name
glibc
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/glibc

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.35-5

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-31117.json"