DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4170
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170
Upstream
Published
2010-12-07T22:00:02.437Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:32.126439Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

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
1.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170.json"

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
1.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170.json"

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
1.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170.json"

Debian:14 / 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
1.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4170.json"