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 module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- systemtap:systemtap
References
- 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