CVE-2011-2502 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published 26 Jul 2012 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local users in the stapusr group can gain privileges by exploiting improper module validation in the SystemTap runtime tool.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-2502?

CVE-2011-2502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Systemtap Systemtap.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2502?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-2502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2502, GHSA-gmjv-9hc6-6rf5.