Re: Linux kernel exploit

[Benji <me () b3nji com>]

wait wait wait.

you dont have time to read header notes, but do have time to run code you
dont really know what it does on your system?

can I send you some code? it's a linux 2.6.* 0day, remote root.

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
cal.leeming () simplicitymedialtd co uk> wrote:

> Sorry Dan, I did a very quick copy and paste job, without reading the
> headers. I simply don't have time to read the code notes of every single
> exploit released.
>
> I would say that, if you are fed up with being inundated with emails, then
> perhaps you should mark these notes very clearly in big red writing at the
> top of the email like this, for those people who don't have much time to
> read these notes ;)
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:08 PM, <dan.j.rosenberg () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Please don't inundate me with e-mail because none of you bothered to read
> > the exploit header.
> >
> > The exploit so far has a 100% success rate on the systems it was designed
> > to work on.
> >
> > I don't think this is rocket science.  If your distribution does not
> > compile Econet, then the exploit obviously won't be able to open an Econet
> > socket.  This includes Arch Linux, Gentoo, Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS,
> > Slackware, and more.  This doesn't mean you're not vulnerable, it just means
> > this particular exploit won't work.
> >
> > If your distro doesn't export the relevant symbols (Debian), ditto above.
> >
> > If your distro has patched the Econet vulnerabilities I used to trigger
> > this (Ubuntu), ditto above.
> >
> > This was done on purpose, to avoid giving a weaponized exploit to people
> > who shouldn't have one.
> >
> > -Dan
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]"
> >        <cal.leeming () simplicitymedialtd co uk>
> > Sender: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk
> > Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:40:45
> > To: Ariel Biener<ariel () post tau ac il>
> > Cc: <leandro_lista () portari com br>; <firebits () backtrack com br>; <
> > bugtraq () securityfocus com>; <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
> > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux kernel exploit
> >
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