kernel i386 SMP page fault handler privilege escalation

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kernel i386 SMP page fault handler privilege escalation

Postby crusader » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:37 am

is kernel 2.4.28 + grsec & secfix vulnerable from this:
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0022-pagefault.txt ?
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Postby spender » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:09 pm

Yes, you can use the grsecurity 2.1.1 patch in http://grsecurity.net/~spender.
It is against the 2.4.29-rc2 kernel, which is not vulnerable to that bug.

-Brad
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Postby crusader » Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:40 am

10x i will try it :)
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