CentOS - May 2013 - Local Privilege Escalation

Hi - Looking at

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758

I have just tried this on a fully patched 6.4 box and it seems vulnerable - 

Do other see the same?

thanks

Yep, works also on my centos 6.4 box.

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Eero


2013/5/14 Tom Brown <tom at ng23.net>
>
> Hi - Looking at
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
>
> I have just tried this on a fully patched 6.4 box and it seems vulnerable -
>
> Do other see the same?
>
> thanks
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On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Tom Brown <tom at ng23.net>
wrote:
>
> Hi - Looking at
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
>
> I have just tried this on a fully patched 6.4 box and it seems vulnerable -
>
> Do other see the same?
Yes. Reported earlier in this forum thread (with additional info):

http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=42827&forum=59

Akemi

Is this 6.4 only or does it work on 5.9 also?
14.5.2013 19.25 "Tom Brown" <tom at ng23.net> kirjoitti:
>
> Hi - Looking at
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5703758
>
> I have just tried this on a fully patched 6.4 box and it seems vulnerable -
>
> Do other see the same?
>
> thanks
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> CentOS mailing list
> CentOS at centos.org
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>