Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to bypass ForceCommand restrictions and possibly have other unspecified impact via a .. (dot dot) in a (1) LC_*, (2) LANG, or other locale environment variable.
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 | glibc | 2.19-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | glibc | 2.19-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | glibc | 2.19-6 | — |
| Debian 7 | eglibc | 2.13-38+deb7u3 | DSA-2976-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | eglibc | 2.11.3-4+deb6u1 | DLA-43-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | eglibc | 2.19-0ubuntu6.1 | USN-2306-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | nscd +7 | 2.17-55.el7_0.1 | RHSA-2014:1110 |
| RHEL 6 | nscd +7 | 2.12-1.132.el6_5.4 | RHSA-2014:1110 |
| RHEL 5 | nscd +6 | 2.5-118.el5_10.3 | RHSA-2014:1110 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | glibc | 2.24-2.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10154-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | nscd +6 | 2.17-55.0.4.el7_0.1 | ELSA-2014-1110 |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2014:1110 Red Hat Security Advisory: glibc security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- USN-2306-1 eglibc vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-43-1 eglibc - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2976-1 eglibc - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10154-1 glibc-2.24-2.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0499 GNU libc: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 27, 2023
- ELSA-2014-1110 Important: glibc security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 29, 2014
References
- DSA-2976 vendor-advisory
- 68505 vdb-entry
- 1030569 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2014:1110 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140714 Re: CVE-2014-0475: glibc directory traversal in LC_* locale handling mailing-list
- GLSA-201602-02 vendor-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17137
- [oss-security] 20140710 CVE-2014-0475: glibc directory traversal in LC_* locale handling mailing-list
- MDVSA-2014:152 vendor-advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html