CVE-2010-4170

Published: 7 December 2010

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
systemtap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Not vulnerable
	karmic	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Not vulnerable (1.0-2)
	maverick	Released (1.3-1ubuntu0.1)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4170
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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