CVE-2011-2502 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the SystemTap runtime tool (staprun) affecting versions prior to 1.6. Specifically, it fails to properly validate user-specified module paths for user-space probing, allowing local users in the 'stapusr' group to gain privileges through a crafted module. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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