The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.
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{'score': 0.00069}

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{'score': 0.00112}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:01:54.529Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-2503

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-07-26T19:55:00.793

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

Link: CVE-2011-2503

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2503 - Bugzilla

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