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grsecurity Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14490
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Release Date:
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2005-03-07
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Popularity:
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4,477 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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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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| Software: | grsecurity 2.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in grsecurity, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA14489
The vulnerability does reportedly not affect systems with grsecurity configured in the LOW or MEDIUM settings.
Solution:
Update to version 2.1.2.
http://www.grsecurity.net/download.php
Original Advisory:
http://www.grsecurity.org/news.php#grsec212
Other References:
SA14489:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14489/
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