CVE-2011-2471

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254

http://secunia.com/advisories/45205

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3