openEuler 22.03 LTS update for glibc



| Updated: 2025-03-07
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-4911
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

glibc-help
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nscd
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-nss-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libnsl
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nss_modules
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-common
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-debugutils
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-all-langpacks
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-locale-archive
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-compat-2.17
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc-locale-source
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

glibc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU81437

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4911

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS

glibc-help: before 2.34-137

nscd: before 2.34-137

glibc-debugsource: before 2.34-137

glibc-devel: before 2.34-137

glibc-nss-devel: before 2.34-137

libnsl: before 2.34-137

glibc-debuginfo: before 2.34-137

nss_modules: before 2.34-137

glibc-common: before 2.34-137

glibc-debugutils: before 2.34-137

glibc-all-langpacks: before 2.34-137

glibc-locale-archive: before 2.34-137

glibc-compat-2.17: before 2.34-137

glibc-locale-source: before 2.34-137

glibc: before 2.34-137

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1725


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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