exploit/linux/local/ptrace_traceme_pkexec_helper

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Linux Polkit pkexec helper PTRACE_TRACEME local root exploit

view exploit source metasploittype exploitpublished 2019-07-04catalog metasploit

exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2019-13272US	high7.8OT critical	52.2% (99th)	KEV	2019-07-17
In the Linux kernel before 5.1.17, ptrace_link in kernel/ptrace.c mishandles the recording of the credentials of a process that wants to create a ptrace relationship, which allows…

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