Information disclosure in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2019-1010024
Published: September 21, 2019 / Updated: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21240
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010024
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way glibc creates threads with pthread_create and then works with internal cache to find already mmaped regions. A local user can create a specially crafted application that can abuse this feature and bypass implemented ASLR protection.
Affected software
GNU C Library (glibc)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010024
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.