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Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux.

From: Ralf-Philipp Weinmann <weinmann () RBG INFORMATIK TU-DARMSTADT DE>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:39:35 +0200

On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Gerrie wrote:

Again some blackhats have a zeroday exploits in their hands.

It's exploits a bug in the linux kernel by using ping, does someone have
more info?


Does that bug actually allow you to increase your privs or is it DoS
only ? What kernel versions are concerned ?

Cheers,
-Ralf

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Current thread:

Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Gerrie (Aug 19)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Aug 19)
  - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Gerrie (Aug 20)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Tymm Twillman (Aug 20)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Aug 20)
  - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Samu (Aug 20)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Pedro Hugo (Aug 20)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Peter Batenburg (Aug 21)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. PatrickM (Aug 21)
    - Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Martin MaD Douda (Aug 21)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Misa (Aug 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Goense, Jacob (Aug 20)

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