linux-kernel - Re: kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit

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Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:38:55 +0200
From:	"Niki Denev" <ndenev@...il.com>
To:	"Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jens.axboe@...cle.com
Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit

On Feb 10, 2008 8:32 AM, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:04:35AM +0200, Niki Denev wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > As the subject says the 2.6.24.1 is still vulnerable to the vmsplice
> > local root exploit.
>
> Yes indeed, that's quite bad. 2.6.24-git is still vulnerable too, and
> also contains the fix :-(
>
> CC'd Jens as he worked on the fix.
>
> Willy
>
>

I was unable to gain root on 2.6.24-git20
but after several segfaults when executing the exploit continously
the machine crashes.

--Niki
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