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Title: Local DOS exploit for the Linux kernel 2.6 series
Post by: mynameistmp on June 05, 2005, 06:00:39 PM

Some guy named alert7 found an exploit in ioctl_by_bdev() for the 2.6 series:

http://www.x0r.ca/pktcdvd_dos.c

Apparently it works up to and including 2.6.12-rc4.

Title: Re: Local DOS exploit for the Linux kernel 2.6 series
Post by: Quik on June 05, 2005, 06:37:15 PM

boo local DOS :( what about priviledge escalation?!

neat, thanks tmp.

Title: Re: Local DOS exploit for the Linux kernel 2.6 series
Post by: Newby on June 05, 2005, 06:55:17 PM

Interesting.

I'll have to be upgrading when 2.6.12 comes out (if they patch it)

Clan x86

Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => General Security Information => Topic started by: mynameistmp on June 05, 2005, 06:00:39 PM