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CVE-2010-4170

Published: 7 December 2010

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.

Priority

High

Status

Package Release Status
systemtap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable

karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable
(1.0-2)
maverick
Released (1.3-1ubuntu0.1)