security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.86%
Description
When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 1.0.1
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 1.1
- 1.2
- ≤ 6.0.5
- 6.1
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:002
Red Hat Linux 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:002
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:002
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:002 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:002 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00861) | 57.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00861) | 53.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 31.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0169 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616571 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0169
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0169
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.