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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-12-07T21:00:00

Updated: 2019-04-19T15:06:14

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


Link: CVE-2010-4170

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:28:10.163


Link: CVE-2010-4170

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