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Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux kernel exploit



Why gcc exp.c -o exp alert "Error: too many Argument"?  I test it in Linux
2.6.X.

2010/12/7 coderman <coderman@xxxxxxxxx>

> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Dan Rosenberg
> <dan.j.rosenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > ... I've included here a proof-of-concept local privilege escalation
> exploit...
> >  * This exploit leverages three vulnerabilities to get root, all of which
> were
> >  * discovered by Nelson Elhage:
> >...
> >  * However, the important issue, CVE-2010-4258, affects everyone, and it
> would
> >  * be trivial to find an unpatched DoS under KERNEL_DS and write a
> slightly
> >  * more sophisticated version of this...
>
> nice :)
>
> clearly demonstrates why risk is complicated and seemingly minor
> defects (worth delaying patches for weeks/months? ;) can combine into
> truly ugly vulnerabilities...
>
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