CVE-2010-4170
systemtap - several
EPSS 4.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-4170
To remediate CVE-2010-4170, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/systemtap—upgrade to 1.2-3 or later
- Debian/systemtap—upgrade to 1.2-5+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2010-4170 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.2-3
- from 0, < 1.2-5+squeeze1