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systemtap — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0784

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.

Products
systemtap
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.0.20090314-2
CVEs
CVE-2009-0784
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0784

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2009, 23:30 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0784

systemtap

Fixed versions: 0.0.20090314-2

systemtap

Fixed versions: 0.0.20090314-2

systemtap

Fixed versions: 0.0.20090314-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0784",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:35.641325280Z",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0784"
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417823,
  "published_at": "2009-03-25T23:30:00.187+00:00"
}