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TI-2025-04297 Aliases CVE-2025-4802GHSA-8mm9-c4mg-vfjh

Untrusted search path in GNU glibc

Priority LOW 37CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable vulnerability in the GNU C Library version 2.27 to 2.38 allows attacker controlled loading of dynamically shared library in statically compiled setuid binaries that call dlopen (including internal dlopen calls after setlocale or calls to NSS functions such as getaddrinfo).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00593 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial glibc (The GNU C Library): 2.39Red Hat: 11 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUglibc2.27 to before 2.392.39Patch availableCNA
  • glibc VendorGNU Affected 2.27 to before 2.39 Fixed in 2.39 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.27 – 2.38VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.27 – 2.38 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA glibc (The GNU C Library) Fixed in 2.39

Red Hat 11 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:11487 Released 2025-07-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
    • Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9
  • RHSA-2025:10294 Released 2025-07-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.35 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2025:10219 Released 2025-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) glibc-2.17-326.el7_9.5, glibc-2.17-326.el7_9.5.ppc, glibc-common-2.17-326.el7_9.5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) glibc-static-2.17-326.el7_9.5, glibc-static-2.17-326.el7_9.5.ppc
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  • RHSA-2025:10220 Released 2025-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) glibc-2.17-292.el7_7.3, glibc-common-2.17-292.el7_7.3, glibc-devel-2.17-292.el7_7.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.7) glibc-static-2.17-292.el7_7.3
  • RHSA-2025:9725 Released 2025-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.19 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 rhcos
  • RHSA-2025:9765 Released 2025-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.43 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 openshift4/ose-cluster-openshift-apiserver-rhel9-operator, rhcos
  • RHSA-2025:9750 Released 2025-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.2 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 rhcos
  • RHSA-2025:9336 Released 2025-06-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) glibc-benchtests-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-nss-devel-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-static-2.34-100.el9_4.12 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) glibc-devel-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-doc-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-headers-2.34-100.el9_4.12 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) glibc-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-all-langpacks-2.34-100.el9_4.12, glibc-common-2.34-100.el9_4.12 +47
  • RHSA-2025:9028 Released 2025-06-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
    • Red Hat Discovery 1.14 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9
  • RHSA-2025:8686 Released 2025-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) compat-libpthread-nonshared-2.28-251.el8_10.22, glibc-utils-2.28-251.el8_10.22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) glibc-2.28-251.el8_10.22, glibc-all-langpacks-2.28-251.el8_10.22, glibc-common-2.28-251.el8_10.22 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) glibc-benchtests-2.28-251.el8_10.22, glibc-nss-devel-2.28-251.el8_10.22, glibc-static-2.28-251.el8_10.22 +1
  • RHSA-2025:8655 Released 2025-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) glibc-devel-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-doc-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-headers-2.34-168.el9_6.19 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) glibc-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-all-langpacks-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-common-2.34-168.el9_6.19 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) glibc-benchtests-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-nss-devel-2.34-168.el9_6.19, glibc-static-2.34-168.el9_6.19 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:9336
Red Hat Discovery 1.14Fixed RHSA-2025:9028
Red Hat Discovery 2Fixed RHSA-2025:11487
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:8686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:8655
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:9336
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:8686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:8655
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:9336
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:8686
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:8655
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2025:10219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2025:10220
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2025:10219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2025:10220
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Fixed RHSA-2025:9765
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Fixed RHSA-2025:10294
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Fixed RHSA-2025:9725
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Fixed RHSA-2025:9750
Not affected: 8 products
  • Red Hat Discovery 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4802
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mm9-c4mg-vfjh

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

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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