CVE-2010-4170

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Dec 7, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-4170: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix