CVE-2010-4171

SystemTap 1.3 - Denial of Service via Arbitrary Kernel Module Unloading

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not verify that a module to unload was previously loaded by SystemTap, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (unloading of arbitrary kernel modules).

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42263
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=653606
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63345
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42256
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44917
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
systemtap/systemtap 1.3
Published Dec 07, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026