Description
GMXRC.bash in Gromacs 4.5.1 and earlier places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory. NOTE: CVE disputes this issue because the GMXLDLIB value is always added to the beginning of LD_LIBRARY_PATH at a later point in the script
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gromacs | 2016.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10577-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10577-1 gromacs-2016.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- ADV-2010-2971 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2010-17256 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-17248 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644596