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Re: Linux kernel exploit
From: Thomas SOETE <thomas () soete org>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:40:50 +0100
Failed on Ubuntu 10.10 (2.6.35-23-generic) toms@bifrost:/tmp$ uname -a Linux bifrost 2.6.35-23-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 11:55:36 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux toms@bifrost:/tmp$ ./a.out [*] Resolving kernel addresses... [+] Resolved econet_ioctl to 0xffffffffa03d9610 [+] Resolved econet_ops to 0xffffffffa03d9720 [+] Resolved commit_creds to 0xffffffff810863c0 [+] Resolved prepare_kernel_cred to 0xffffffff81086890 [*] Calculating target... [*] Triggering payload... [*] Exploit failed to get root. 2010/12/7 coderman <coderman () gmail com>:
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Dan Rosenberg <dan.j.rosenberg () gmail com> wrote:... I've included here a proof-of-concept local privilege escalation exploit... * This exploit leverages three vulnerabilities to get root, all of which were * discovered by Nelson Elhage: ... * However, the important issue, CVE-2010-4258, affects everyone, and it would * be trivial to find an unpatched DoS under KERNEL_DS and write a slightly * more sophisticated version of this...nice :) clearly demonstrates why risk is complicated and seemingly minor defects (worth delaying patches for weeks/months? ;) can combine into truly ugly vulnerabilities... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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