cve/2010/CVE-2010-4170.md

### [CVE-2010-4170](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4170)
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### Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152569/SystemTap-1.3-MODPROBE_OPTIONS-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46730/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.