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Linux Kernel ELF Core Dump Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15341
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Release Date:
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2005-05-12
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Last Update:
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2005-06-01
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Popularity:
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14,405 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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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.2.x
Linux Kernel 2.4.x
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Paul Starzetz has reported a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a signedness error in the Linux ELF binary format loader's core dump function (elf_core_dump()) and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted ELF binary.
Successful exploitation makes it possible to gain root privileges and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.2 through 2.2.27-rc2, versions 2.4 through 2.4.31-pre1, and versions 2.6 through 2.6.12-rc4.
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