CVE-2011-2503 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2011-2503

The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

systemtap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.2.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.7, 0.5.8, 0.5.9, 0.5.10, 0.5.12, 0.5.13, 0.5.14, 0.6, 0.6.2, 0.7, 0.7.2, 0.8, 0.9, 0.9.5, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: July 26th, 2012
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.