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CentOS Update for systemtap CESA-2009:0373 centos5 i386
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'systemtap' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
SystemTap is an instrumentation infrastructure for systems running version 2.6 of the Linux kernel. SystemTap scripts can collect system operations data, greatly simplifying information gathering. Collected data can then assist in performance measuring, functional testing, and performance and function problem diagnosis. A race condition was discovered in SystemTap that could allow users in the stapusr group to elevate privileges to that of members of the stapdev group (and hence root), bypassing directory confinement restrictions and allowing them to insert arbitrary SystemTap kernel modules. (CVE-2009-0784) Note: This issue was only exploitable if another SystemTap kernel module was placed in the 'systemtap/' module directory for the currently running kernel. Red Hat would like to thank Erik Sjölund for reporting this issue. SystemTap users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
systemtap on CentOS 5
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.