systemtap: race condition leads to privilege escalation
Published Mar 25, 2009
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.26%
Description
Race condition in the SystemTap stap tool 0.0.20080705 and 0.0.20090314 allows local users in the stapusr group to insert arbitrary SystemTap kernel modules and gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
systemtap-0:0.6.2-2.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0373
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
systemtap-0:0.7.2-3.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0373
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | systemtap-0:0.6.2-2.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | systemtap-0:0.7.2-3.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0373 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 15.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 16.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 10.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34548 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-110.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1755 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0373.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0907 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0784 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=489808 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0784
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0784
Change history (0)
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