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CVE-2012-0875

Public on 2012-03-15
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description

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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 systemtap 2012-03-15 19:21 ALAS-2012-54

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 5.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 5.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C