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CVE-2010-4171 json

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not verify that a module to unload was previously loaded by SystemTap, which allows local us…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4147

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not verify that a module to unload was previously loaded by SystemTap, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (unloading of arbitrary kernel modules).

Patch / fix

  • systemtap Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4171

  • systemtap RHEL 5 1.1-3.el5_5.3
  • systemtap RHEL 6 1.2-11.el6_0
  • systemtap-client RHEL 5 1.1-3.el5_5.3
  • systemtap-client RHEL 6 1.2-11.el6_0
  • systemtap-server RHEL 5 1.1-3.el5_5.3
  • systemtap-server RHEL 6 1.2-11.el6_0
  • systemtap-grapher RHEL 6 1.2-11.el6_0
  • systemtap-runtime RHEL 5 1.1-3.el5_5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0894

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4171 updated cvss 2.1

Systemtap: Ability to remove unused modules by unprivileged user

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) systemtap 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-client 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-server 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-runtime 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-testsuite 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-initscript 1.1-3.el5_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) systemtap 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-client 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-server 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-runtime 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-testsuite 1.1-3.el5_5.3, systemtap-initscript 1.1-3.el5_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-client 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-grapher 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-runtime 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-initscript 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-server 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-testsuite 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-client 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-runtime 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-initscript 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-server 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-grapher 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-testsuite 1.2-11.el6_0
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-client 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-server 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-grapher 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-runtime 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-initscript 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-testsuite 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-client 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-server 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-grapher 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-runtime 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-initscript 1.2-11.el6_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) systemtap 1.2-11.el6_0, systemtap-testsuite 1.2-11.el6_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0894
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 systemtap
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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