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.
Published: 2011-06-09
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-1166-1 OProfile vulnerabilities
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Maynard Johnson Oprofile
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.852Z

Reserved: 2011-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2471

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-06-09T21:55:01.277

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-2471

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2471 - Bugzilla

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