Description
elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
Published: 2011-01-07
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: 11.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2122-1 New glibc packages fix local privilege escalation
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2122-2 New glibc packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3826 elf/dl-load.c in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.11.2, and 2.12.x through 2.12.1, does not properly handle a value of $ORIGIN for the LD_AUDIT environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic shared object (DSO) located in an arbitrary directory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1009-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.04983}

epss

{'score': 0.05524}


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Gnu Glibc
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:12.244Z

Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3847

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-07T19:00:17.780

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-3847

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3847 - Bugzilla

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