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SystemTap SystemTapInput Validation, Race Condition

Risk 28
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3.7
Input Validation, Race Condition
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The insertmodule function in runtime/staprun/staprunfuncs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.

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CVE-2011-2503

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