CVE - CVE-2011-2471

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2471	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
References
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CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883 DEBIAN:DSA-2254 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110503 Re: Re: CVE Request -- oprofile -- Local privilege escalation via crafted opcontrol event parameter when authorized by sudo URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110510 Re: Re: CVE Request -- oprofile -- Local privilege escalation via crafted opcontrol event parameter when authorized by sudo URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110510 Re: Re: CVE Request -- oprofile -- Local privilege escalation via crafted opcontrol event parameter when authorized by sudo URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110511 Re: Re: CVE Request -- oprofile -- Local privilege escalation via crafted opcontrol event parameter when authorized by sudo URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1 SECUNIA:45205 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45205 UBUNTU:USN-1166-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1 XF:oprofile-opcontrol-priv-escalation(67980) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110609	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.
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Assigned (20110609)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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