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Medium
CVE-2012-0875
SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode...
Vulnerability Description
SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.
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
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0376.html
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13714
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026777
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/6987
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b0cff3b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00057.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.7, 1.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 4th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 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.