SB2014060517 - Gentoo update for SystemTap
Published: June 5, 2014 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060517
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0875)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.