Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : systemtap (MDVSA-2011:154)

low Nessus Plugin ID 56532

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in systemtap :

SystemTap 1.4 and earlier, when unprivileged (aka stapusr) mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted ELF program with DWARF expressions that are not properly handled by a stap script that performs context variable access (CVE-2011-1769).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected systemtap package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 56532

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-154.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:systemtap, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1769

BID: 47934

MDVSA: 2011:154

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