# CVE-2012-0875: SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information fro

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-02-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.

## What to do

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0376.html
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13714
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026777
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/6987
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b0cff3b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00057.html

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