CVE-2009-2911
SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1)…
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-10849 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091021 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-10719 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37167 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 36778 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2989 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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