Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:22014

Info

Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22014
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2007-0257
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 18 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2007 05:45PM
Credit: An anonymous researcher is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.8
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.7
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.6
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.5
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.4
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.3
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.2
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1.1
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.1 .0
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.0.2
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 2.0.1
grsecurity grsecurity Kernel Patch 1.9.4
- Linux kernel 2.4.18
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Grsecurity Kernel PaX is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain superuser privileges. A successful attack can result in the complete compromise of the affected computer.

NOTE: The vendor disputes the issue, stating that the application is not vulnerable.

Digital Armaments has provided an exploit and updated advisory outlining specific details of this vulnerability. Please see the reference section for further information.

Exploit / POC

Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Sample exploit code has been provided:

Solution / Fix

Grsecurity Kernel PaX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

NOTE: The vendor disputes the issue, stating that the application is not vulnerable.

References

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