vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2023-4911: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 3, 2023 | Oct 5, 2023 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 3, 2023
Added
Oct 5, 2023
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc
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