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CVE-2011-2502

Published: Jul 26, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
systemtapsystemtap
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
systemtaposs-projectOperating Systems

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716476
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4ecaadf545a729bb3e5f01f6f019716d49815d9a
sources.redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45377
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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