DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2502

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2502

    Published: 26 Jul 2012Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-2502

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2502

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: systemtap

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/systemtap?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High