{"id":"CVE-2011-2503","details":"The insert_module function in runtime/staprun/staprun_funcs.c in the systemtap runtime tool (staprun) in SystemTap before 1.6 does not properly validate a module when loading it, which allows local users to gain privileges via a race condition between the signature validation and the module initialization.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:50.654280Z","published":"2012-07-26T19:55:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/45377"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46920"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2348"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2503"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=NEWS%3Bhb=304d73b1fea24af791f2a129fb141c5009eae6a8"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://sources.redhat.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ed51cfa24ca27746ab09b59280b94117dd58cba3"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}