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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 3.7 Low

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2012-07-26

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• 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
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503