USN-3323-1

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    USN-3323-1

    Published: 19 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: eglibc, glibc vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle memory when processing environment variables for setuid programs. A local attacker could use this in combination with another vulnerability to gain administrative privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3323-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000366

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: eglibc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.19-0ubuntu6.13

    Affected versions

    2.17-93ubuntu4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High