CVE-2023-4911
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4911
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-4911.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-4911
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-10-03T18:15:10Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-23T05:13:31.655615Z
- Severity
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- 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
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:2413
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5454
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5476
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0033
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4911
- https://www.qualys.com/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911/looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-glibc-ld-so.txt
- https://www.qualys.com/cve-2023-4911/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174986/glibc-ld.so-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176288/Glibc-Tunables-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0006/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/13/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/14/6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5514
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238352
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-4911