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 us...
LowCVSS 3.7
EPSS 0.44%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/systemtap(Debian:12) | < 1.6-1 | 1.6-1 |
| debian/systemtap(Debian:13) | < 1.6-1 | 1.6-1 |
| debian/systemtap(Debian:14) | < 1.6-1 | 1.6-1 |
| systemtap | <= 1.5 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.2.2 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.3 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.4 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.3 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.4 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.5 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.7 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.8 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.9 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.10 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.12 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.13 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.5.14 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.6 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.6.2 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.7 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.7.2 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.8 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.9 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.9.5 | No fix listed |
Show 8 more
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| systemtap | = 0.9.7 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.9.8 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 0.9.9 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.0 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.1 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.2 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.3 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.4 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-2503 vendor-advisory
- 45377 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 46920 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- sources.redhat.com
- sources.redhat.com
- DSA-2348 vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking