CVE - CVE-2009-2911

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2911	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.
References
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MISC:36778 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778 MISC:37167 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37167 MISC:ADV-2009-2989 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2009-10719 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.html MISC:FEDORA-2009-10849 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.html MISC:[oss-security] 20091021 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issues URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1 MISC:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633 URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633 MISC:http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750 URL:http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20090820	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090820)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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