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4.9

SystemTap 1.1 Crashes from Large Process Arguments

CVE-2010-0411 · published 16 years ago
Summary

SystemTap 1.1 is affected by a denial of service issue. Local users can cause a script or system crash by sending a process with many arguments. To prevent this, update to a fixed version of SystemTap or restrict the number of arguments in your processes.

What to do
  • Update debian systemtap to version 1.2-1.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Debian:11 debian systemtap < 1.2-1
Fix: upgrade to 1.2-1
Debian:12 debian systemtap < 1.2-1
Fix: upgrade to 1.2-1
Debian:13 debian systemtap < 1.2-1
Fix: upgrade to 1.2-1
Debian:14 debian systemtap < 1.2-1
Fix: upgrade to 1.2-1
– systemtap systemtap 1.1
cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) __get_argv and (2) __get_compat_argv functions in tapset/aux_syscalls.stp in SystemTap 1.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (script crash...
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) __get_argv and (2) __get_compat_argv functions in tapset/aux_syscalls.stp in SystemTap 1.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (script crash, or system crash or hang) via a process with a large number of arguments, leading to a buffer overflow.
References
Severity
4.9 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-189Numeric Errors
Timeline
Published8 Feb 2010
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen15 Aug 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-0411 · NVD
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0411 · OSV
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