Description
stap-server in SystemTap before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in stap command-line arguments in a request.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | systemtap | 1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | systemtap | 1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | systemtap | 1.1-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | systemtap +6 | 0.9.7-5.el5_4.3 | RHSA-2010:0124 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | systemtap | 3.0-1.6 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10506-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- SystemTap 1.0 - 'stat-server' Arbitrary Command Injection EDB-33535 · remote · Jan 15, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0124 Red Hat Security Advisory: systemtap security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10506-1 systemtap-3.0-1.6 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2010-1373 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11417 vdb-entry signature
- 38154 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-0671 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-0688 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceware.org/systemtap/ftp/releases/systemtap-1.1.tar.gz
- 39656 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550172
- 38216 third-party-advisory
- [scm-commits] 20100215 rpms/systemtap/devel systemtap-1.1-tighten-server-params.patch, NONE, 1.1 systemtap.spec, 1.59, 1.60 mailing-list
- ADV-2010-0169 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2010:010 vendor-advisory
- [systemtap] 20100115 SystemTap release 1.1 mailing-list
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11105
- RHSA-2010:0124 vendor-advisory
- 38765 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-1720 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-1001 vdb-entry