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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63685
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1755-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'systemtap' package(s) announced via the DSA-1755-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'systemtap' package(s) announced via the DSA-1755-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Erik Sjoelund discovered that a race condition in the stap tool shipped by Systemtap, an instrumentation system for Linux 2.6, allows local privilege escalation for members of the stapusr group.

The old stable distribution (etch) isn't affected.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.0.20080705-1+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.0.20090314-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your systemtap package.

Affected Software/OS:
'systemtap' package(s) on Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0784
34441
http://secunia.com/advisories/34441
34479
http://secunia.com/advisories/34479
34548
http://secunia.com/advisories/34548
ADV-2009-0907
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0907
DSA-1755
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1755
RHSA-2009:0373
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0373.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-110.htm
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11613
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613
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