CVE-2012-0875

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0875
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-04 23:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSystemTap 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.4 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000640000 probability, percentile 0.196760000 (date 2026-05-04)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemtap Systemtap 1.6.7 All All All
Application Systemtap Systemtap 1.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
(Red Hat Issues Fix) SystemTap Invalid Pointer Read Lets Local Users Read Kernel Memory and Cause Denial of Service Conditions - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 permalink.gmane.org
sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0475-1: moderate: systemtap: security and bugfixes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 13714 – panic when sampling backtrace() in timer.profile af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
sourceware.org Git - systemtap.git/commit MITRE sourceware.org
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