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DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5064

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5064 PUBLISHED

ldd in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file linked with a modified loader that omits certain LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS checks. NOTE: the GNU C Library vendor states "This is just nonsense. There are a gazillion other ways to introduce code if people are downloading arbitrary binaries and install them in appropriate directories or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 30, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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