1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200408-16 / glibc |
| Release Date | August 16, 2004 |
| Latest Revision | May 28, 2006: 04 |
| Impact | low |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| sys-libs/glibc | <= 2.3.2-r10 | >= 2.3.2-r11 | alpha arm hppa ia64 sparc s390 |
| sys-libs/glibc | <= 2.3.3.20040420 | >= 2.3.3.20040420-r1 | x86 ppc |
| sys-libs/glibc | <= 2.3.3.20040420 | >= 2.3.4.20040619-r1 | mips |
| sys-libs/glibc | <= 2.3.4.20040619 | >= 2.3.4.20040619-r1 | AMD64 |
| sys-libs/glibc | <= 2.3.4.20040605 | >= 2.3.4.20040808 | ppc64 |
Related bugreports: #59526
glibc contains an information leak vulnerability allowing the debugging of SUID binaries.
The GNU C library defines various Unix-like "system calls" and other basic facilities needed for a standard POSIX-like application to operate.
Silvio Cesare discovered a potential information leak in glibc. It allows LD_DEBUG on SUID binaries where it should not be allowed. This has various security implications, which may be used to gain confidentional information.
An attacker can gain the list of symbols a SUID application uses and their locations and can then use a trojaned library taking precendence over those symbols to gain information or perform further exploitation.
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of glibc.
All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge sync # emerge -pv your_version # emerge your_version |