CVE-2010-4170
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Published: December 7, 2010 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSystemtap
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42263
References (19)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42256Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42263Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42306Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42318Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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