{"id":"CVE-2009-2911","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:52.343531Z","published":"2009-10-22T16:30:00Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10506-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/37167"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}