| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/glibc |
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-4802 |
| packages | www.packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/glibc |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4181-1 [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sean Whitton
May 27, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : glibc
Version : 2.31-13+deb11u13
CVE ID : CVE-2025-4802
A flaw was discovered in the dynamic linking support in the GNU C
Library, the C standard library implementation used by Debian.
Privilege escalation may be possible in statically compiled setuid
binaries that call dlopen(), due to an untrusted LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable vulnerability. This includes calls to dlopen()
internal to glibc itself, made after user calls to setlocale() or to NSS
functions such as getaddrinfo().
For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
2.31-13+deb11u13.
We recommend that you upgrade your glibc packages.
For the detailed security status of glibc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/glibc
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.
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