glibc: fix causes linker to search CWD when running privileged program with $ORIGIN in R*PATH
Published Apr 8, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.79%
Description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in elf/dl-object.c in certain modified versions of the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6), including glibc-2.5-49.el5_5.6 and glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) in a subdirectory of the current working directory during execution of a (1) setuid or (2) setgid program that has $ORIGIN in (a) RPATH or (b) RUNPATH within the program itself or a referenced library. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-3847.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc-0:2.5-58.el5_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0412
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc-0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0413
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
glibc
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc-0:2.5-58.el5_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0412 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc-0:2.12-1.7.el6_0.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0413 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
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Remediation
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Metrics
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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
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Percentile over time
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Table of values (9 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 54.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 51.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00996) | 75.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/01/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
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- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025289 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96611391ad8823ba58405325d78cefeae5cdf699 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0412.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0413.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0863 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0536 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667974 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/701783 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13086 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0536
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