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CVE-2023-4911

A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permiss…

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A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 63.77%: +0.32

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Cyber Express
Press · 10 Oct 2024, 17:30 · Russian SVR Exploiting Unpatched Vulnerabilities - The Cyber Express
Rapid7
Press · 22 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: Dec. 22, 2023 - Rapid7
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 21 Nov 2023, 08:00 · ‘Citrix Bleed’ vulnerability targeted by nation-state and criminal hackers: CISA - The Record from Recorded Future News
BleepingComputer
Press · 21 Nov 2023, 08:00 · CISA orders federal agencies to patch Looney Tunables Linux bug - BleepingComputer
Help Net Security
Press · 21 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited to deliver Kinsing malware - Help Net Security
See all 12 source documents
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 20 Nov 2023, 08:00 · CVE-2023-46604 (Apache ActiveMQ) Vulnerability Exploited to Infect Systems With Cryptominers and Rootkits - www.trendmicro.com
Oracle Blogs
Press · 13 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Transparently preventing GLIBC Looney Tunables (CVE-203-4911) with Ksplice - Oracle Blogs
GBHackers News
Press · 06 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Hackers Actively Exploiting Linux Privilege Escalation Flaw to Attack Cloud Environments - GBHackers News
BleepingComputer
Press · 06 Nov 2023, 08:00 · Hackers exploit Looney Tunables Linux bug, steal cloud creds - BleepingComputer
BleepingComputer
Press · 05 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Exploits released for Linux flaw giving root on major distros - BleepingComputer
Dark Reading
Press · 04 Oct 2023, 07:00 · 'Looney Tunables' Bug Opens Millions of Linux Systems to Root Takeover - Dark Reading
BleepingComputer
Press · 03 Oct 2023, 07:00 · New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

5

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 5 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
leesh3288/CVE-2023-491139459C04 Oct 2023, 14:16
ruycr4ft/CVE-2023-4911192C11 Oct 2023, 15:15
NishanthAnand21/CVE-2023-4911-PoC81C13 Nov 2024, 07:24
guffre/CVE-2023-491100Python09 Dec 2023, 22:49
snurkeburk/Looney-Tunables00C10 Dec 2023, 19:28
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 63.8%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:01.465988+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
03 Oct 2023, 07:00
Published
03 Oct 2023, 17:25
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
21 Nov 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
10 Oct 2024, 17:30
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
5 repositories