CVE-2017-16997
Description
elf/dl-load.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.19 through 2.26 mishandles RPATH and RUNPATH containing $ORIGIN for a privileged (setuid or AT_SECURE) program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory, related to the fillin_rpath and decompose_rpath functions. This is associated with misinterpretion of an empty RPATH/RUNPATH token as the "./" directory. NOTE: this configuration of RPATH/RUNPATH for a privileged program is apparently very uncommon; most likely, no such program is shipped with any common Linux distribution.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Red Hat Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.25-6 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.25-6 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.25-6 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.25-6 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.25-6 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102228
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092
- https://bugs.debian.org/884615
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22625
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2017-12/msg00528.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16997.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16997
CWEs
CWE-426
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