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

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Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:54:16 +0000
From:	"Niki Denev" <ndenev@...il.com>
To:	"Bastian Blank" <bastian@...di.eu.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit

On Feb 10, 2008 12:47 PM, Bastian Blank <bastian@...di.eu.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 12:39:05PM +0000, Niki Denev wrote:
> > This patch is against 2.6.24.1 which has already the fix to vmsplice_to_user
> > With it i can't exploit the hole, and it is returns "invalid address"
>
> This is the vmsplice_to_pipe path and I have many reports that it is not
> fixed.
>
> Bastian

Exactly, my patch is for the the vmsplice_to_pipe path.
I don't guarantee correctness, but it stops the exploit in my environment.

Niki
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