Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2010-3856
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.
EPSS: 0.100 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc — versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3856?
- CVE-2010-3856 is a vulnerability in GNU Glibc, classified under CWE-264. Published 2011-01-07.
- Is CVE-2010-3856 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.