CVE-2010-4170

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4170
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-07 22:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemtap Systemtap 1.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA46920 - Debian update for systemtap - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SystemTap 1.3 MODPROBE_OPTIONS Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: systemtap-1.3-3.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
SystemTap 'modprob' Command Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SystemTap 1.3 - MODPROBE_OPTIONS Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) - Linux local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sources.redhat.com
Local Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in systemtap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2348-1 systemtap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for systemtap - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for systemtap - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: systemtap-1.3-3.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: systemtap-1.3-3.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SystemTap Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for systemtap - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Frank Ch. Eigler - important systemtap security fix af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sources.redhat.com
SecurityTracker: SystemTap Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit MITRE sources.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2010-4170 MITRE access.redhat.com
653604 – (CVE-2010-4170) CVE-2010-4170 Systemtap: Insecure loading of modules MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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