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CVE-2011-2503

Published: 26 July 2012

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
systemtap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(1.6-1ubuntu1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(1.7-1ubuntu1)
raring Not vulnerable
(2.1-1~experimental1)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
vendor: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00228.html