Description
Certain run-time memory protection mechanisms in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) print argv[0] and backtrace information, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by executing an incorrect program, as demonstrated by a setuid program that contains a stack-based buffer overflow error, related to the __fortify_fail function in debug/fortify_fail.c, and the __stack_chk_fail (aka stack protection) and __chk_fail (aka FORTIFY_SOURCE) implementations.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | glibc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | eglibc | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | glibc | 2.34-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10792-1 glibc-2.34-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20100902 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100902 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- 20100427 Fun with FORTIFY_SOURCE mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100902 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100831 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100902 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100831 Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100825 CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure mailing-list