{"id":"MGASA-2023-0286","summary":"Updated glibc packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:\n\nA buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader\nld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This\nissue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted\nGLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID\npermission to execute code with elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-4911)\n","modified":"2026-05-30T05:15:05.794216544Z","published":"2023-10-11T21:04:02Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-4911"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0286.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32357"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4911"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/2"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"glibc","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/glibc?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.32-32.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0286.json"}},{"package":{"name":"glibc","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/glibc?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.36-51.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0286.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}