| Name | CVE-2011-2502 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 635542 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| systemtap (PTS) | buster | 4.0-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.8-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[lenny] - systemtap <not-affected> (Affected option introduced in 1.4)
[squeeze] - systemtap <not-affected> (Affected option introduced in 1.4)