GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path

Overview Certain versions of glibc unsafely handle the $ORIGIN ELF substitution sequence which can be exploited to gain local privilege escalation. Description Tavis Ormandy's advisory states:"$ORIGIN is an ELF substitution sequence representing the location of the executable being loaded in the...

Linux kernel RDS protocol vulnerability

Overview The RDS protocol implementation of Linux kernels 2.6.30 through 2.6.38-rc8 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Description Kernel functions fail to properly check if a user supplied address exists in the user segment of memory. By providing a kernel address to a socket ca...