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Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Grsecurity Kernel PaX is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain superuser privileges. A successful attack can result in the complete compromise of the affected computer.

NOTE: The vendor disputes the issue, stating that the application is not vulnerable.

Digital Armaments has provided an exploit and updated advisory outlining specific details of this vulnerability. Please see the reference section for further information.