Linux kernel <= 2.2.18 ptrace/execve Race Condition Vulnerability (1)

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2529/info The Linux kernel is the core of all distributions of the Linux Operating System. It was originally written by Linus Torvalds, and is maintained by a community of developers. A problem in the Linux Kernel could...

Linux Kernel 2.6.29 - 'ptrace_attach()' Race Condition Privilege Escalation

/ GNU/Linux kernel 2.6.29 ptraceattach local root race condition exploit. ========================================================================== This is a local root exploit for the 2.6.29 ptraceattach race condition that allows a process to gain elevated privileges under certain conditions...