CVE-2010-4171

Description

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).

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
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://secunia.com/advisories/42263 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=653606
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63345 vdb entry
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.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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44917 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4171?
CVE-2010-4171 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4171?
To fix CVE-2010-4171, 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-2010-4171 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4171 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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