VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0169
When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server · redhat/linux · trustix/secure linux · turbolinux/turbolinux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.