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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-0411 · published 8 February 2010

CVE-2010-0411: Systemtap vulnerability

Systemtap · Systemtap

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.

4.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.95% · top 40.4% CWE-189 · CWE-189
4.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.95%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035201.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035261.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126530657715364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38426 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38680
http://secunia.com/advisories/38765
http://secunia.com/advisories/38817
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023664
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11234
http://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2d399c87a642190f08ede63dc6fc434a5a8363a
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0124.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0125.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38120 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559719
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9675
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035201.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035261.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126530657715364&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38426 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38680
http://secunia.com/advisories/38765
http://secunia.com/advisories/38817
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023664
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11234
http://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2d399c87a642190f08ede63dc6fc434a5a8363a
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0124.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0125.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38120 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559719
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9675

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-0411), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.