CVE-2010-4170
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-12-07 21:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1fab4c49f205210e50a72b788b269c176f1f7ef91f31fc7ec669f28f75ef0944
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsystemtap-staprun-priv-escalation(63344)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63344
- sources.redhat.com[systemtap] 20101117 important systemtap security fixhttp://sources.redhat.com/ml/systemtap/2010-q4/msg00230.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17873http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051127.html
- www.exploit-db.com15620http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15620
- secunia.com42263http://secunia.com/advisories/42263
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17865http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051115.html
- sources.redhat.comhttp://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7565b41228bea196cefa3a7d43ab67f8f9152e2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0894http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0895http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0895.html
- secunia.com42306http://secunia.com/advisories/42306
- www.securityfocus.com44914http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44914
- www.debian.orgDSA-2348http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348
- www.securitytracker.com1024754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024754
- secunia.com46920http://secunia.com/advisories/46920
- secunia.com42256http://secunia.com/advisories/42256
- secunia.com42318http://secunia.com/advisories/42318
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17868http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051122.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.exploit-db.com46730https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- systemtap Fixed in 1.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- systemtap Fixed in 1.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- systemtap Fixed in 1.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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