cve/2010/CVE-2010-4170.md

CVE-2010-4170

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.