Description
ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier expands the $ORIGIN dynamic string token when RPATH is composed entirely of this token, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link in an arbitrary directory to a (1) setuid or (2) setgid program with this RPATH value, and then executing the program with a crafted value for the LD_PRELOAD environment variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3847 and CVE-2011-0536. NOTE: it is not expected that any standard operating-system distribution would ship an applicable setuid or setgid program.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12393
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66820
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667974
Scores
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (50)
gnu/glibc
1.00
gnu/glibc
1.01
gnu/glibc
1.02
gnu/glibc
1.03
gnu/glibc
1.04
gnu/glibc
1.05
gnu/glibc
1.06
gnu/glibc
1.07
gnu/glibc
1.08
gnu/glibc
1.09
... and 40 more
Published
Apr 08, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026