National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-2502
Original release date:07/26/2012
Last revised:07/27/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate modules when a module path is specified by a user for user-space probing, which allows local users in the stapusr group to gain privileges via a crafted module in the search path in the -u argument.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git;a=commitdiff;h=4ecaadf545a729bb3e5f01f6f019716d49815d9a
Type: Patch Information; Exploit
External Source: MISC
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716476
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 45377
Type: Advisory
