Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux kernel exploit

[Benji <me@xxxxxxxxx>]

it doesnt contribute to testing, i can assure you there's been enough
'tests' of this exploit.

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
cal.leeming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Actually Ryan, I'll think you'll find a lot of people just wanted to
> contribute towards testing, as most authors will appreciate the masses
> testing on as many systems as possible.
>
> It's not a case of anyone "showing off", it's simply that a lot of people
> simply don't have time to read the "small print".
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Ryan Sears <rdsears@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hey Dan,
>>
>> Freaking THANK YOU first and foremost. I've been waiting for someone to
>> say that for days now, and was just about to myself.
>>
>> Just because everyone and their brother want's to show off that they can
>> compile & run some software (herp a derp, good job) DOESN'T mean they should
>> immediately post it here. I tested it against an OLDER KERNEL on purpose
>> because I actually read the headers and the exploit worked as expected. I
>> knew that this was responsibly disclosed, so it was already patched on any
>> system that I updated. If you don't have the proper symbols, then the
>> exploit doesn't have the proper offsets, and the exploit will fail. Plain
>> and simple. *THEN* there's people who don't even bother to read that "Red
>> Hat does not support Econet by default". DOES NOT. As in the exploit WON'T
>> WORK!
>>
>> It's pathetic that the original exploit dev has to waste his time saying
>> the same thing 5 times.
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Ryan Sears
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "dan j rosenberg" <dan.j.rosenberg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]" <
>> cal.leeming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> full-disclosure-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ariel Biener" <
>> ariel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "leandro lista" <leandro_lista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> firebits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 4:08:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux kernel exploit
>>
>> Please don't inundate me with e-mail because none of you bothered to read
>> the exploit header.
>>
>> The exploit so far has a 100% success rate on the systems it was designed
>> to work on.
>>
>> I don't think this is rocket science.  If your distribution does not
>> compile Econet, then the exploit obviously won't be able to open an Econet
>> socket.  This includes Arch Linux, Gentoo, Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS,
>> Slackware, and more.  This doesn't mean you're not vulnerable, it just means
>> this particular exploit won't work.
>>
>> If your distro doesn't export the relevant symbols (Debian), ditto above.
>>
>> If your distro has patched the Econet vulnerabilities I used to trigger
>> this (Ubuntu), ditto above.
>>
>> This was done on purpose, to avoid giving a weaponized exploit to people
>> who shouldn't have one.
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]"
>>        <cal.leeming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sender: full-disclosure-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:40:45
>> To: Ariel Biener<ariel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <leandro_lista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <firebits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <
>> bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux kernel exploit
>>
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