full-disclosure - Linux kernel uselib() privilege elevation, corrected

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From: bits_n_bytes at gmx.de (Frank Dietrich)
Subject: Linux kernel uselib() privilege elevation,
	corrected

Hi there,

Paul Starzetz <ihaquer@...c.pl> wrote:
> Synopsis:  Linux kernel uselib() privilege elevation
> Product:   Linux kernel
> Version:   2.4 up to and including 2.4.29-rc2, 2.6 up to and

Is the system allways compromisable whitout tmpfs support in the
kernel?

I tried your exploit sample to test my systems. As normal user I get
can't write to /dev/shm. /dev/shm here only writeable for root.

regards
Frank