CVE-2011-2503
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2503
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2011-2503.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-2503
- Downstream
- Published
- 2012-07-26T19:55:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The insertmodule function in runtime/staprun/staprunfuncs.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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/45377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=NEWS%3Bhb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3