systemtap: kernel panic when processing malformed DWARF unwind data
Published Feb 4, 2014
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
systemtap-0:1.6-7.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0376
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
systemtap-0:1.6-5.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0376
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | systemtap-0:1.6-7.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0376 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | systemtap-0:1.6-5.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0376 |
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:P/I:N/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 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 26.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 26.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.21th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00057.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/6987 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0376.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026777 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13714 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b0cff3b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0875 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795913 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0875
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0875
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00057.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/6987 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0376.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1026777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13714 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://sourceware.org/git/?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b0cff3b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0875 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795913 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0875 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0875 |
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