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CVE-2011-2503

LOW · CVSS 3.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.7 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
0.4% (39th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-2490)
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-2011-2490 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 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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