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Re: linux procfs vulnerablity


From: coderman <coderman () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:57:57 -0800

On 12/23/05, Karl Janmar <karl () utopiafoundation org> wrote:
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I have found one flaw in Linux procfs code that make the kernel disclose memory.

i'd love to see you exploit this! rly!


fs/proc/proc_misc.c:74
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if (len <= off+count) *eof = 1;
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off is a off_t and count is a int.

what arch?  on intel assign a s32 to int? the sky is falling...
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