CVE-2012-0875 SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic a...
MediumCVSS 5.4
EPSS 0.35%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/systemtap(Debian:12) | < 1.7-1 | 1.7-1 |
| debian/systemtap(Debian:13) | < 1.7-1 | 1.7-1 |
| debian/systemtap(Debian:14) | < 1.7-1 | 1.7-1 |
| systemtap | = 1.6.7 | No fix listed |
| systemtap | = 1.7 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2012-0875 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0475 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120222 CVE-2012-0875: systemtap memory disclosure/kernel panic when processing malformed DWARF unwind data mailing-list
- RHSA-2012:0376 vendor-advisory
- 1026777 vdb-entry
- sourceware.org
- sourceware.org
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking