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Looney Tunables: New Linux Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation on Major Distributions
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-3156 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Sudo Enables Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-3156) | 7.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×12 | KEV |
| CVE-2021-33909 | fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an… | 7.8 | 10% | PoC ×2 | |
| CVE-2021-3560 | Incorrect Authorization in Red Hat Polkit Allows Local Privilege Escalation | 7.8 | 24% | KEVPoC | KEV |
| CVE-2021-4034 | Out-of-Bounds Read/Write Local Privilege Escalation in polkit pkexec (PwnKit) | 7.8 | 95% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×4 | KEV |
| CVE-2023-4911 | Buffer Overflow in GNU C Library ld.so Grants Root via SUID Binaries | 7.8 | 64% | KEVPoC ×6 | KEV |
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2 min read at thehackernews.com
Ravie Lakshmanan Oct 04, 2023 Endpoint Security / Vulnerability A new Linux security vulnerability dubbed Looney Tunables has been discovered in the GNU C library's ld. so dynamic loader that, if successfully exploited, could lead to a local privilege escalation and allow a threat actor to gain root privileges. Tracked as CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score: 7.
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