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# CVE-2023-4911: glibc: Looney Tunables: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation
## Summary
As described by [Red Hat](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4911) and in [CVE-2023-4911](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4911):
A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the `GLIBC_TUNABLES` environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted `GLIBC_TUNABLES` environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.
More detail is available in the [public disclosure](https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2) by [Qualys](https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911-looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-in-the-glibcs-ld-so), the team who discovered the issue.
Public disclosure date: October 3, 2023
## EL9
Mitigated in version: `2.34-60.el9_2.security.0.2` available October 3, 2023
Fixed in version: `glibc-2.34-60.el9_2.7` available October 5, 2023
Besides the upstream fix, we also retained the mitigation in the [Security SIG package of glibc](packages/glibc.md).
## EL8
Fixed in version: `glibc-0:2.28-225.el8_8.6` available October 5, 2023
Errata: [RLSA-2023:5455](https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:5455) issued October 7, 2023