EDB-40847
functionalLinux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW /proc/self/mem' Race Condition Privilege Escalation (/etc/passwd Method)
view exploit source exploit_dbverifiedtype localauthor Gabriele Bonacinipublished 2016-11-27catalog exploit_db
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exploited CVEs (1)
Known CVEs related to this entry.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-5195US | high7.0OT critical | KEV | ||
Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature… | ||||
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