SystemTap 1.3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SystemTap 1.3. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-4171. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SystemTap 1.3. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not verify that a module to unload was previously loaded by SystemTap, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (unloading of arbitrary kernel modules).

The weakness was released 12/07/2010 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is available at sources.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4171. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50809 (CentOS 5 : systemtap (CESA-2010:0894)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155496 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SystemTap (ELSA-2010-0894)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63345), Tenable (50809), SecurityFocus (BID 44917†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024754†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28344†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-55665. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 50809
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : systemtap (CESA-2010:0894)
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OpenVAS ID: 70564
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2348-1 (systemtap)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2

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11/04/2010 🔍
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11/23/2010 +6 days 🔍
12/07/2010 +14 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1563 days 🔍
11/30/2024 +3544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0894
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55666

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X-Force: 63345
SecurityFocus: 44917 - SystemTap 'Staprun' Module Unloading Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 42256
SecurityTracker: 1024754
Vulnerability Center: 28344 - SystemTap 0.0.20080705, 0.0.20090314, 1.0 and 1.1 Local DoS Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 11/30/2024 20:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (57), 03/10/2017 10:18 (10), 10/06/2021 13:13 (8), 10/06/2021 13:20 (1), 10/06/2021 13:26 (2), 11/30/2024 20:58 (21)
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Cache ID: 216:8E4:103

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