CVE-2009-0784

systemtap: race condition leads to privilege escalation

Published Mar 25, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the SystemTap stap tool 0.0.20080705 and 0.0.20090314 allows local users in the stapusr group to insert arbitrary SystemTap kernel modules and gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1755-1 New systemtap packages fix local privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0782 Race condition in the SystemTap stap tool 0.0.20080705 and 0.0.20090314 allows local users in the stapusr group to insert arbitrary SystemTap kernel modules and gain privileges via unknown vectors.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 25, 2009, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 25, 2009, 12:00 AM