Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2471
CVE-2011-2471
Description
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
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Affected products
24cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.9.6
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7nvdPatch
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/45205nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980nvd
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