# CVE-2001-0169: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via LD_PRELOAD in SUID/SGID apps due to missing glibc checks, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r94v-226p-r77g

## What is CVE-2001-0169?

CVE-2001-0169 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0169?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server, Redhat Linux, Trustix Secure Linux, Turbolinux Turbolinux.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0169 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0169 exists.

Public exploit code:

- GLIBC 2.1.3 - 'LD_PRELOAD' Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

- [CVE-2004-1187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1187/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1188/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0041/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-1042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1042/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-1043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1043/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0169 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0169 exists.

Affected product: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0169/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0169

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.