Access Restriction Bypass Affecting systemtap package, versions <0:1.6-5.el6_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SYSTEMTAP-1439709
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Feb 2012

Introduced: 20 Feb 2012

CVE-2012-0875  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 systemtap to version 0:1.6-5.el6_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0376.

NVD Description

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

SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.

CVSS Scores

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