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Serious linux kernel vulnerability
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droope


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PostPosted: Thu 20 Aug 2009, 18:27    Post subject:  Serious linux kernel vulnerability
Subject description: for all 2.4 & 2.6 kernels		  
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This is a serious bug, it effects all Kernel versions released since May 2001! That goes all the way back to the early 2.4 versions.

It’s also exploitable according to the report – This issue is easily exploitable for local privilege escalation. In order to exploit this, an attacker would create a mapping at address zero containing code to be executed with privileges of the kernel (which I would assume to be root).

At least it only allows local priveledge escalation, if was a remote root exploit in the kernel..it would be a disaster.

A patch has been released, so if you have untrusted local users on your system UPDATE YOUR KERNEL NOW!

This is the second time this year there has been a serious exploit in the Linux Kernel, which in a way is good because it means people are looking at it critically.

The more bugs that get exposed, the more secure the Kernel and our operating systems become.


Source & more info:
http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/08/serious-linux-kernel-vulnerability-for-all-2-4-2-6-kernels/#comments
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PostPosted: Fri 21 Aug 2009, 05:52    Post subject:  
I heard about this at Slashdot. Puppy users are already the most "privilidged" in linux-space, we run as root all the time. Would it effect, and how would it effect, Puppy users?
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