RedHat 7.0 (and SuSE): modutils + netkit = root compromise. (fwd)

Motto from the modprobe manpage: "BUGS: Naah..." ------------------------------------------------ This vulnerability has been found by Sebastian Krahmer some time ago he is posting an advisory right now. Stupid shell command execution within userspace kernel helper application, modprobe, is...

Linux modutils 2.3.9 - modprobe Arbitrary Command Execution

Linux modutils 2.3.9 - modprobe Arbitrary Command Execution source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1936/info Modutils is a component of many linux systems that includes tools for using loadable kernel modules. One of these tools, modprobe, loads a set of modules that correspond to a provided...

Linux modutils 2.3.9 - 'modprobe' Arbitrary Command Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1936/info Modutils is a component of many linux systems that includes tools for using loadable kernel modules. One of these tools, modprobe, loads a set of modules that correspond to a provided "name" passed at the command line automatically. Modprobe...

insmod.linux.txt

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:08:13 -0500 From: Brian Szymanski To: [email protected] Subject: linux insmod bug/security vulnerability Howdy all, Recently I discovered a bug in insmod that would require a lot of time and luck to exploit, but is nonetheless important for systems wanting rock-solid...