x86_64 root sploit

thoughtform · l33t Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 600

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Hole-in-Linux-kernel-provides-root-rights-1081317.html

patrick@stormy ~ $ ./a.out
resolved symbol commit_creds to 0xffffffff81055881
resolved symbol prepare_kernel_cred to 0xffffffff81055775
mapping at 3f80000000
UID 0, EUID:0 GID:0, EGID:0
sh-4.0# whoami
root
sh-4.0#

Hu · Administrator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 23327

mpagano posted =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.35-r7 on Thu Sep 16 18:25:06 2010 UTC to address this issue.

thoughtform · l33t Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 600

thanks. upgrading kernel now