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New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by BrikoX to c/linux

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Major distros

Huh. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-6246

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6  compat-glibc	Not affected		
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6  glibc    		Not affected		
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7  compat-glibc	Not affected		
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7  glibc    		Not affected		
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8  glibc    		Not affected		
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9  glibc    		Not affected

Best let Rocky and Alma know too -- and OEL so all the enterprise ones are covered.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

So this is only exploitable if the attacker already has a unpriviledged account?