SB2019071507 - Information disclosure in Glibc
Published: July 15, 2019 Updated: April 7, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071507
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010024)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way glibc creates threads with pthread_create and then works with internal cache to find already mmaped regions. A local user can create a specially crafted application that can abuse this feature and bypass implemented ASLR protection.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.