CVE-2011-2503

SystemTap < 1.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition in Module Loading

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/45377

Scores

EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 35.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (30)
systemtap/systemtap 0.2.2
systemtap/systemtap 0.3
systemtap/systemtap 0.4
systemtap/systemtap 0.5
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.3
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.4
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.5
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.7
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.8
systemtap/systemtap 0.5.9
... and 20 more
Published Jul 26, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026