vendor:
Linux Kernel
by:
p0c73n1
7,2
CVSS
HIGH
Linux kernel 2.4/2.6 (32bit) sock_sendpage() local ring0 root exploit (simple ver)
264
CWE
Product Name: Linux Kernel
Affected Version From: 2.4/2.6 (32bit)
Affected Version To: 2.4/2.6 (32bit)
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2009-2692
CPE: o:linux:linux_kernel
Metasploit:
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2009-1233/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/vmsa-2009-0016-5-updated-service-console-package-kernel-cve-2009-2692/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/suse-cve-2009-2692/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/vmsa-2010-0010-cve-2009-2692/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2009-1239/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cve-2009-2692/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2009-1457/
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: RedHat Linux 9.0, Fedora core 4~11, Whitebox 4, and CentOS 4.x
2009
0x82-CVE-2009-2692
This exploit is a local ring0 root exploit for Linux kernel 2.4/2.6 (32bit) sock_sendpage(). It has been tested on RedHat Linux 9.0, Fedora core 4~11, Whitebox 4, and CentOS 4.x. The exploit is slow and dirty and was discovered by Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tinnes of the Google Security Team. It was written by p0c73n1 and is based on the code of spender and venglin.
Mitigation:
The user should update their Linux kernel to the latest version.