Upstream information
Description
Integer signedness error in the elf_get_dynamic_info function in elf/dynamic-link.h in ld.so in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.0.1 through 2.11.1, when the --verify option is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF program with a negative value for a certain d_tag structure member in the ELF header.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.1 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This issue is considered of medium importance, and will be fixed in a future glibc update. We strongly recommend not to evaluated unknown binaries except in stricly controlled execution environments. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 592941 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2010:052, published Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0000 openSUSE-SU-2010:0913-1 openSUSE-SU-2010:0914-1
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | glibc | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | glibc | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS | glibc | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 | glibc | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | glibc | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | glibc | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:53:15 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 19:14:41 2024