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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2348-1 systemtap security update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.683Z

Reserved: 2010-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4170

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-12-07T22:00:02.437

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4170

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4170 - Bugzilla

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