bugzilla (at) redhat (dot) com [email concealed] wrote:
> Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in return value checking in mremap()
> in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.24 and previous that may allow a local
> attacker to gain root privileges. No exploit is currently available;
> ...
> Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in return value checking in mremap()
> in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.24 and previous that may allow a local
> attacker to gain root privileges. No exploit is currently available;
> ...
There is an Proof-of-concept exploit available:
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Securiteam/2004-02/0052.html
Ulrich Keil
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PGP Fingerprint: 5FA4 4C01 8D92 A906 E831 CAF1 3F51 8F47 1233 9AAD
Public key available at http://www.derkeiler.com/uk/pgp-key.asc
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