SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.6.7 (including) | 1.6.7 (including) |
Systemtap | Systemtap | 1.7 (including) | 1.7 (including) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | systemtap-0:1.6-7.el5_8 | * |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | systemtap-0:1.6-5.el6_2 | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | natty | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | precise | * |
Systemtap | Ubuntu | upstream | * |