Numeric Errors Affecting systemtap-client package, versions <0:1.4-6.el6_1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-SYSTEMTAPCLIENT-2046597
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 May 2011

Introduced: 11 May 2011

CVE-2011-1781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 systemtap-client to version 0:1.4-6.el6_1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemtap-client package and not the systemtap-client package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

SystemTap 1.4, when unprivileged (aka stapusr) mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted ELF program with DWARF expressions that are not properly handled by a stap script that performs stack unwinding (aka backtracing).

CVSS Scores

version 3.1