Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glibc-langpack-et package, versions <0:2.28-225.0.4.el8_8.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
17.55% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GLIBCLANGPACKET-5935342
  • published6 Oct 2023
  • disclosed3 Oct 2023

Introduced: 3 Oct 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 glibc-langpack-et to version 0:2.28-225.0.4.el8_8.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5455.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc-langpack-et package and not the glibc-langpack-et package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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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