{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2012-07-26T19:55:00Z",
  "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.",
  "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"
    }
  ]
}