[Gambas-user] off topic - security - kernel bug

[David Paleino]

Il giorno Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:20:37 +0100
Stefano Palmeri <rospolosco at ...152...> ha scritto:

> Hi, all.

Hi Stefano,

> There's an important bug in the kernel. 
> 
> http://secunia.com/advisories/28835/
> 
> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3968
> 
> To test if you're vulnerable, compile as *normal* user the attached exploit.c.
> 
> gcc exploit.c
> 
> then run as *normal* user ./a.out 
> and incredibly you will get a root shell (if your kernel is buggy).

There's also:

http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5093

you'll get a root shell as well.

David

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