Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2911
CVE-2009-2911
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.
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References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1nvdPatch
- sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989nvdVendor Advisory
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- secunia.com/advisories/37167nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.htmlnvd
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