Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-2348-1 | systemtap security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2490 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T01:01:54.529Z
Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2503
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-26T19:55:00.793
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2503
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD