bugtraq - [SECURITY] [DSA 2348-1] systemtap security update

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Message-ID: <20111120195826.GA5844@pisco.westfalen.local>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:58:26 +0100
From: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@...ian.org>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 2348-1] systemtap security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2348-1                   security@...ian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 17, 2011                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : systemtap
Vulnerability  : several
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2010-4170 CVE-2010-4171 CVE-2011-2503 

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in SystemTap, an instrumentation 
system for Linux:

CVE-2011-2503

   It was discovered that a race condition in staprun could lead to
   privilege escalation.    

CVE-2010-4170

   It was discovered that insufficient validation of environment
   variables in staprun could lead to privilege escalation.

CVE-2010-4171

   It was discovered that insufficient validation of module unloading
   could lead to denial of service. 

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2-5+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your systemtap packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@...ts.debian.org
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