CVE-2010-4170
The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.
- EPSS
- 5.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 93% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- systemtap:systemtap
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42256