CVE-2009-2911
lowpriority · track · 8EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (18)
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- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37167enisa_euvd
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175enisa_euvd
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.htmlenisa_euvd
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