# CVE-2011-2503: The insert\_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun\_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not prope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-26 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45377
- http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=NEWS%3Bhb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8

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