CVE-2010-3847
glibc - privilege escalation
EPSS 12.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-3847
To remediate CVE-2010-3847, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.11.2-8 or later
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.7-18lenny6 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7-18lenny7 or later
Is CVE-2010-3847 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.11.2-8
- from 0, < 2.7-18lenny6
- from 0, < 2.7-18lenny7