CVE-2010-3847
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2010-3847 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (glibc) | RHSA-2010:0787 | 2010-10-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2010:0872 | 2010-11-10 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Tavis Ormandy for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation