Local root escalation via LD_AUDIT environment variable.
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple flaws in the GNU C Library’s handling of the LD_AUDIT environment variable when running a privileged binary. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3847, CVE-2010-3856)
22 October 2010
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Local root escalation via LD_AUDIT environment variable.
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple flaws in the GNU C Library’s handling of the LD_AUDIT environment variable when running a privileged binary. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3847, CVE-2010-3856)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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