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CVE-2011-2502

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate modules when a module path is specified by a user for user-space probing, which allows local users in the stapusr group to gain privileges via a crafted module in the search path in the -u argument.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.4 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
0.5% (44th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-2489)
Published
July 26, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2489 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • systemtap / systemtap
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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