Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glibc-langpack-ca package, versions <0:2.34-60.el9_2.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
16.93% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-GLIBCLANGPACKCA-5949637
  • published7 Oct 2023
  • disclosed5 Oct 2023

Introduced: 5 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-4911  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 glibc-langpack-ca to version 0:2.34-60.el9_2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:5453.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-langpack-ca package and not the glibc-langpack-ca package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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