CVE-2011-2502
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2502 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-07-26 19:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate modules when a module path is specified by a user for user-space probing, which allows local users in the stapusr group to gain privileges via a crafted module in the search path in the -u argument. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.5.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.9.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 0.9.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemtap | Systemtap | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SystemTap "staprun" Privilege Escalation Security Issues - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/blob - NEWS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sources.redhat.com | |
| Bug 716476 – CVE-2011-2502 systemtap: insufficient security check when loading uprobes kernel module | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sources.redhat.com | |
| www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/blob - NEWS | MITRE | sources.redhat.com | |
| www.sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commitdiff | MITRE | sources.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.