RHEL 5 : systemtap (RHSA-2010:0124)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 44956

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated systemtap packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

SystemTap is an instrumentation system for systems running the Linux kernel, version 2.6. Developers can write scripts to collect data on the operation of the system.

A flaw was found in the SystemTap compile server, stap-server, an optional component of SystemTap. This server did not adequately sanitize input provided by the stap-client program, which may allow a remote user to execute arbitrary shell code with the privileges of the compile server process, which could possibly be running as the root user. (CVE-2009-4273)

Note: stap-server is not run by default. It must be started by a user or administrator.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in SystemTap's tapset __get_argv() function. If a privileged user ran a SystemTap script that called this function, a local, unprivileged user could, while that script is still running, trigger this flaw and cause memory corruption by running a command with a large argument list, which may lead to a system crash or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
(CVE-2010-0411)

Note: SystemTap scripts that call __get_argv(), being a privileged function, can only be executed by the root user or users in the stapdev group. As well, if such a script was compiled and installed by root, users in the stapusr group would also be able to execute it.

SystemTap users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-4273

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-0411

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0124

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 44956

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2010-0124.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/2/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-initscript, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-runtime, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-sdt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:systemtap-testsuite, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4273, CVE-2010-0411

CWE: 189, 94

RHSA: 2010:0124