Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ProxyChains-NG before 4.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libproxychains4.so library in the current working directory, which is referenced in the LD_PRELOAD path.
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 | proxychains-ng | 4.11-1.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10468-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10468-1 proxychains-ng-4.11-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20150513 Re: CVE request for proxychains-ng : current path as the first directory for the library search path mailing-list
- https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/commit/9ab7dbeb3baff67a51d0c5e71465c453be0890b5#diff-803c5170888b8642f2a97e5e9423d399
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147013
- 74648 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/blob/v4.9/README#L56
- https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/issues/60