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TI-2019-15955 Aliases CVE-2019-1010023GHSA-x8wp-c333-hv92

GNU Libc current is affected by: Re-mapping current loaded library with malicious ELF…

Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

GNU Libc current is affected by: Re-mapping current loaded library with malicious ELF file. The impact is: In worst case attacker may evaluate privileges. The component is: libld. The attack vector is: Attacker sends 2 ELF files to victim and asks to run ldd on it. ldd execute code. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate "this is being treated as a non-security bug and no real threat.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03069 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUglibccurrent (At least as of 2018-02-16)—No fix listedCNA
  • glibc VendorGNU Affected current (At least as of 2018-02-16) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010023
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8wp-c333-hv92

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-04522 Glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-04772 scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07360 The deprecated compatibility function clnt_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07359 The deprecated compatibility function svcunix_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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