[Bug 413656] Re: Local root exploit via CVE-2009-2692 (incorrect proto_ops initializations)

[Kees Cook]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-54-server
  
  CVE Candidate is CVE-2009-2692
  
  Exploit:
  
  http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Aug/0180.html
  
  Patch:
  
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e694958388c50148389b0e9b9e9e8945cf0f1b98
  
  I ran the exploit on a fully updated dapper server installation and got
  root from a normal user account.
  
  Mitigated, at least against this particular posted exploit, via creating
  /etc/modprobe.d/mitigate-2692.conf:
  
  install ppp_generic /bin/true
  install pppoe /bin/true
  install pppox /bin/true
  install slhc /bin/true
+ install bluetooth /bin/true
+ install ipv6 /bin/true
+ install irda /bin/true
+ install ax25 /bin/true
+ install ipx /bin/true
+ install appletalk /bin/true

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Local root exploit via CVE-2009-2692 (incorrect proto_ops initializations)
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