CVE-2009-3736

Publication date 29 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libtool	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
libtool	Upstream: ?h=bran Upstream: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3736