Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in metadata/loader.c in Mono 2.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mono | 2.6.7-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | mono | 2.6.7-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | mono | 2.6.7-4 | — |
References
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/8e890a3bf80a4620e417814dc14886b1bbd17625
- ADV-2010-3059 vdb-entry
- [mono-patches] 20101012 [mono/mono] d3985be4: Search for dllimported shared libs in the base directory, not cwd. mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20101110 Re: CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd mailing-list
- MDVSA-2010:240 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Mono_Runtime_Insecure_Native_Library_Loading
- 42174 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=641915
- 44810 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20101110 Re: CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20101110 CVE request: mono loading shared libs from cwd mailing-list