Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2019-19126

On the x86-64 architecture, the GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.31 fails to ignore the LD_PREFER_MAP_32BIT_EXEC environment variable during program execution after a security transition, allowing local attackers to restrict the possible mapping addresses for loaded libraries and thus bypass ASLR for a setuid program.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19126?
CVE-2019-19126 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-19126?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-19126 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.