CVE-2001-0169

security flaw

Published May 7, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0169 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 4:06 AM
Reserved
Mar 8, 2001, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 26, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM
Severity
Public date
Jan 16, 2001, 12:00 AM