low3.7
CVE-2011-2503
The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a modu…
Impact
The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Systemtap | Systemtap | through 1.5 Versions 0.2.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=NEWS%3Bhb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=NEWS%3Bhb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503