New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
A new Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed DirtyClone, allows local users to gain root access by poisoning cached binaries.
📍 Where it landed
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability known as DirtyClone allowed local users to gain root access by poisoning cached binaries and using cloned packets. Proof-of-concept exploits were published for the flaw and another kernel vulnerability.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 37d ago, after coverage quieted.
Questions people are asking
What is the name of the Linux kernel flaw?
The vulnerability is referred to as DirtyClone or the pedit COW exploit.
What is the primary impact of this exploit?
It enables local users to gain root access via cloned packets and the poisoning of cached binaries.
Has proof-of-concept code been released?
According to SC Media, PoCs for two Linux kernel flaws have been published.
What happened
A new Linux kernel exploit known as pedit COW, or DirtyClone, enables local privilege escalation. This vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access through the use of cloned packets and the poisoning of cached binaries.
Coverage from The Hacker News, CyberSecurityNews, and SC Media emphasizes that proof-of-concept (PoC) code for two Linux kernel flaws has been published. Korben also reports on the 'ssh-keysign-pwn' aspect of these developments.
Future developments center on the availability of the published PoCs and the broader implications for local users capable of executing these exploits.
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The reporting (9)
- New Critical Linux Vulnerability Enables Root Privilege Escalation LinkedIn · 48d ago
- DirtyClone: A Linux Privilege Escalation That Leaves No Trace on Disk Security Affairs · 48d ago
- Linux Gets Dirty Again: DirtyClone Kernel Flaw Can Lead to Local Root Access Linuxiac · 48d ago
- New Linux pedit COW Exploit Allows Attackers to Gain System Root Access CyberSecurityNews · 48d ago
- 2 Linux kernel flaw PoCs published, enabling local privilege escalation | news SC Media · 48d ago
- ssh-keysign-pwn Korben · 48d ago
- New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets The Hacker News · 48d ago broke it first
- New DirtyClone Linux Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access Via Cloned Packets CyberSecurityNews · 48d ago
- New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries The Hacker News · 48d ago broke it first
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