Hi, thanks for reporting this bug.
Assigned to the package maintainer.

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Keywords: (none) => Triaged
Assignee: bugsquad => dmorganec

dmorgan tells me this is built in updates_testing

CC: (none) => dmorganec
Assignee: dmorganec => qa-bugs

yes sorry this is now in updates_testing:


src.rpm:  systemtap

Test successful on i586.  I followed the upstream documentation here for a testcase:
http://sourceware.org/systemtap/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/using-systemtap.html

I had to make sure the following packages were installed:
kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.38.8-8.mga-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-8.mga-debug-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-8.mga-1-1.mga1

Note the debug one has to be installed, which is available from different media.

Then I ran this command to test:
stap -v -e 'probe vfs.read {printf("read performed\n"); exit()}'

The important thing is that Pass 5 doesn't fail.  Output should be similar to the following:
Pass 1: parsed user script and 72 library script(s) using 16888virt/12532res/1700shr kb, in 200usr/30sys/217real ms.
Pass 2: analyzed script: 1 probe(s), 22 function(s), 3 embed(s), 1 global(s) using 154496virt/61428res/4736shr kb, in 1510usr/340sys/2030real ms.
Pass 3: using cached /root/.systemtap/cache/78/stap_782645de20a3fdfb6e52a1bd66613ed5_10699.c
Pass 4: using cached /root/.systemtap/cache/78/stap_782645de20a3fdfb6e52a1bd66613ed5_10699.ko
Pass 5: starting run.
read performed
Pass 5: run completed in 30usr/170sys/485real ms.

kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-9.mga-debug-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.38.8-9.mga-1-1.mga1
kernel-desktop-devel-latest-2.6.38.8-9.mga1
kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-9.mga-1-1.mga1

[root@vosdook ~]# stap -v -e 'probe vfs.read {printf("read performed\n"); exit()}'
Pass 1: parsed user script and 75 library script(s) using 60024virt/24580res/1828shr kb, in 140usr/10sys/205real ms.
Pass 2: analyzed script: 1 probe(s), 22 function(s), 3 embed(s), 1 global(s) using 254584virt/109652res/6848shr kb, in 1150usr/190sys/2908real ms.
Pass 3: translated to C into "/tmp/stap3tYqre/stap_d794be214d2686aa27f0fcae29f7e935_10769.c" using 244968virt/106360res/6380shr kb, in 350usr/10sys/373real ms.
Pass 4: compiled C into "stap_d794be214d2686aa27f0fcae29f7e935_10769.ko" in 4830usr/840sys/9432real ms.
Pass 5: starting run.
read performed
Pass 5: run completed in 20usr/50sys/342real ms.


Testing complete on x86_64 thanks for the test procedure.

(250*5 only for one kernel, the core/updates_debug will again increase :) )

Suggested Advisory:
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This update addresses the folloving CVE:

- CVE-2011-1769
SystemTap 1.4 and earlier, when unprivileged (aka stapusr) mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted ELF program with DWARF expressions that are not properly handled by a stap script that performs context variable access. 

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SRPM: systemtap

Could sysadmin please push from core/updates_testing to core/updates

Thankyou!

Keywords: (none) => validated_update
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs

Update pushed.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => tmb
Resolution: (none) => FIXED