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CentOS 5 : systemtap (CESA-2010:0124)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 44968
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated systemtap packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
SystemTap is an instrumentation system for systems running the Linux kernel, version 2.6. Developers can write scripts to collect data on the operation of the system.
A flaw was found in the SystemTap compile server, stap-server, an optional component of SystemTap. This server did not adequately sanitize input provided by the stap-client program, which may allow a remote user to execute arbitrary shell code with the privileges of the compile server process, which could possibly be running as the root user. (CVE-2009-4273)
Note: stap-server is not run by default. It must be started by a user or administrator.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in SystemTap's tapset __get_argv() function. If a privileged user ran a SystemTap script that called this function, a local, unprivileged user could, while that script is still running, trigger this flaw and cause memory corruption by running a command with a large argument list, which may lead to a system crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
(CVE-2010-0411)
Note: SystemTap scripts that call __get_argv(), being a privileged function, can only be executed by the root user or users in the stapdev group. As well, if such a script was compiled and installed by root, users in the stapusr group would also be able to execute it.
SystemTap users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected systemtap packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 44968
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0124.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/4/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-runtime, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-initscript, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-sdt-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:systemtap-server
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4273, CVE-2010-0411