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Linux Kernel "prctl" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20953
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Release Date:
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2006-07-07
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Popularity:
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13,344 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2451
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or potentially gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper handling of core dumps. This can be exploited to dump core files into usually restricted directories or potentially gain root privileges.
Solution:
Update to version 2.6.17.4.
http://www.kernel.org/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Red Hat.
Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
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