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SystemTap Unprivileged Mode Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
1.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host has SystemTap installed and is prone to multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple errors occur when SystemTap is running in 'unprivileged' mode. - Error within the handling of the unwind table and CIE/CFI records - A buffer overflow error when processing a long number of parameters - A stack overflow when processing DWARF information
Affected Software
Affected Software
SystemTap version 1.0 and prior.
Solution
Solution
Apply the patch from the referenced bugzilla attachments.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=365293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=365294
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=365413