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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2460 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1166-1 | OProfile vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.852Z
Reserved: 2011-06-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2471
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-06-09T21:55:01.277
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-2471
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
EUVD
Ubuntu USN