EDB-8369

functional

Linux Kernel < 2.6.29 - 'exit_notify()' Local Privilege Escalation

view exploit source exploit_dbverifiedtype localauthor gat3waypublished 2009-04-08catalog exploit_db
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IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2009-1337USmedium4.4Exploit
The exit_notify function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc1 does not restrict exit signals when the CAP_KILL capability is held, which allows local users to sen…
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