CVE-2019-19726

Published Dec 12, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenBSD through 6.6 allows local users to escalate to root because a check for LD_LIBRARY_PATH in setuid programs can be defeated by setting a very small RLIMIT_DATA resource limit. When executing chpass or passwd (which are setuid root), _dl_setup_env in ld.so tries to strip LD_LIBRARY_PATH from the environment, but fails when it cannot allocate memory. Thus, the attacker is able to execute their own library code as root.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:25 AM
Reserved
Dec 11, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 12, 2019, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM