Description
Buffer overflow in run-time linkers (1) ld.so or (2) ld-linux.so for Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges by calling a setuid program with a long program name (argv[0]) and forcing ld.so/ld-linux.so to report an error.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88661732807795&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419351&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419318&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (8)
caldera/openlinux_lite
1.1
debian/debian_linux
4.0
delix/dld
5.2
lst/lst_power_linux
2.2
redhat/linux
4.0
redhat/linux
4.1
redhat/linux
4.2
suse/suse_linux
5.0
Published
Jul 17, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026