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CVE ID:CVE-2011-2471
Description:utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2471
Debian Security Information: DSA-2254 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
XForce ISS Database: oprofile-opcontrol-priv-escalation(67980)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980




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