CVE-2010-4170 | BDVDB-2026-44227 Detail
Description#
The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344
- http://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42263
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42306
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44914
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42256
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.