Brad Spengler Exposes Exploit in Linux Kernel 2.6.31
The developer behind the grsecurity.net security portal, Brad Spengler, has released videos on the Web that demonstrate a security hole in the current Linux kernel.
Brad Spengler (alias Spender) is a known entity in the Linux security field. Revealing his videos on his YouTube channel certainly lends his case credibility. The videos show that the exploit uses a buffer overflow in the perf_counter after a kernel crash, which also bypasses SE Linux.
A recent followup to Spengler's video for a 32-bit system is one for a 64-bit Ubuntu exploit. He intends to publish details soon. Fortunately the exploit is currently not freely circulating.
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