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CORE IMPACT v10.5 - Exploits Update (Fri Aug 20 2010)
Linux Kernel Ext4 Move Extents IOCTL Privilege Escalation Exploit
Exploits/Local [Linux]
• Fri Aug 20 2010
Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability because the software fails to verify access permissions. A local user can invoke the Ext4 'move extents' ioctl call, with certain options to execute arbitrary code and gain privileged access. Successful exploits will result in the complete compromise of affected computers.
Exploits Vulnerabiltiy: CVE-2009-4131