CVE-2011-2471 | BDVDB-2026-46328 Detail
Description#
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.