OpenBSD through 6.6 allows local users to escalate to root because a check for LD_LIBRARY_PATH in setuid programs can be defeated by setting a very small RLIMIT_DATA resource limit. When executing chpass or passwd (which are setuid root), _dl_setup_env in ld.so tries to strip LD_LIBRARY_PATH from the environment, but fails when it cannot allocate memory. Thus, the attacker is able to execute their own library code as root.
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Published : 2019-12-12 01:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:35
NVD link : CVE-2019-19726
Mitre link : CVE-2019-19726
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-19726
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Products Affected
openbsd
- openbsd
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management