Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-1781

Description

SystemTap 1.4, when unprivileged (aka stapusr) mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted ELF program with DWARF expressions that are not properly handled by a stap script that performs stack unwinding (aka backtracing).

Affected products

Systemtap/Systemtap
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/20/2nvd
secunia.com/advisories/44802nvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47934nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0842.htmlnvd

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