CVE-2010-4170

Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html

http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2

http://secunia.com/advisories/46920

http://secunia.com/advisories/42318

http://secunia.com/advisories/42306

http://secunia.com/advisories/42263

http://secunia.com/advisories/42256

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3