CVE-2011-2503

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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

Published

2012-07-26T19:55:00Z

Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21Z

Downstream

RHSA-2011:1088

DSA-2348-1

RHSA-2011:1089

Summary

[none]

Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / systemtap

Package

Name: systemtap
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemtap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / systemtap

Package

Name: systemtap
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemtap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / systemtap

Package

Name: systemtap
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemtap?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}