CVE-2010-4170

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 24.08% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344 vdb entry
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42263 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html vendor advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42306 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44914 vdb entry exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46920 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42256 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42318 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4170?
CVE-2010-4170 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4170?
To fix CVE-2010-4170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4170 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4170 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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