| Name | CVE-2012-0875 |
| Description | SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer. |
| 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 | 660886, 660929 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemtap (PTS) | bullseye | 4.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.8-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 5.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| systemtap | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| systemtap | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| systemtap | source | (unstable) | 1.7-1 | low | 660886, 660929 |
[squeeze] - systemtap <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[lenny] - systemtap <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)