CVE-2011-2471

Public Exploit

Description

utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 mailing list patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883 patch exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/45205 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2471?
CVE-2011-2471 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2471?
To fix CVE-2011-2471, 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-2011-2471 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2471 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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