CVE-2011-1760

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to conduct eval injection attacks and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the -e argument. This is related to the utils/opcontrol component.

Recommendations For OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier, consider restricting access to the utils/opcontrol component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using shell metacharacters in the -e argument to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.