CVE catalog

CVE-2009-2911

systemtap: CVE-2009-2911

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 22, 2009, 4:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.46% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	systemtap	sid	`5.6-1`	fixed
Debian	systemtap	forky	`5.6-1`	fixed
Debian	systemtap	trixie	`5.1-5`	fixed
Debian	systemtap	bookworm	`4.8-2`	fixed
Opensuse	systemtap	tumbleweed	`3.0-1.6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	systemtap	source	sid	`1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[551918]
Debian	systemtap	source	forky	`1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[551918]
Debian	systemtap	source	trixie	`1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[551918]
Debian	systemtap	source	bookworm	`1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[551918]
Opensuse	systemtap	rpm	tumbleweed	`3.0-1.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10506-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #551918]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[systemtap-runtime]Unknown
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (1)
- 5.5-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · systemtap · opensuse · tumbleweed
[systemtap-sdt-devel]Unknown
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (1)
- 5.5-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · systemtap · opensuse · tumbleweed
[systemtap-server]Unknown
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (1)
- 5.5-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.0-1.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · systemtap · opensuse · tumbleweed
[systemtap]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (1)
- 5.5-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1.6
  dsa · systemtap · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[systemtap]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-client]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-common]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-doc]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-sdt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
[systemtap-server]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 4.8-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12
- 4.8-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · bookworm; dsa · systemtap · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[systemtap]Fixed
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-client]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-common]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-doc]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-sdt-dev]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
[systemtap-server]Fixed
Source package: [systemtap]
Details (2)
- 5.1-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13
- 5.1-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-2
  dsa · systemtap · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]