CVE-2011-2503

CVSS V2 Low 3.7 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-2503
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2012-07-26T19:55:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2012-07-27T12:04:32
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.5
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 3.7
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503
http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8
http://secunia.com/advisories/45377 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46920 Vendor Advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git;a=commitdiff;h=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3 Exploit Patch
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2503
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2503
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:53:49 Added to TrackCVE