CVE-2011-2503

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.112

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2011:1088) Moderate: systemtap security update systemtap-client-1.4-6.el6_1.2.i686.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2011:1088) Moderate: systemtap security update systemtap-client-1.4-6.el6_1.2.x86_64.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2011:1089) Moderate: systemtap security update systemtap-client-1.3-9.el5.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2011:1089) Moderate: systemtap security update systemtap-client-1.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234