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systemtap — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2911

SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.

Products
systemtap
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.0-2
CVEs
CVE-2009-2911
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2911

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Oct 2009, 16:30 UTC

SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2911

systemtap

Fixed versions: 1.0-2

systemtap

Fixed versions: 1.0-2

systemtap

Fixed versions: 1.0-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2911",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, (2) cause a denial of service via crafted DWARF expressions that trigger a kernel stack frame overflow, or (3) cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors that trigger creation of large unwind tables, related to Common Information Entry (CIE) and Call Frame Instruction (CFI) records.",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:21.486084770Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2911"
      ]
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        "value": "CVE-2009-2911",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 416502,
  "published_at": "2009-10-22T16:30:00.217+00:00"
}