Description
modprobe in the modutils 2.3.x package on Linux systems allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Linux modutils 2.3.9 - 'modprobe' Arbitrary Command Execution EDB-20402 · local · Nov 12, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1936 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2000:108 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2000:071 vendor-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2000:44 vendor-advisory
- 20001112 RedHat 7.0 (and SuSE): modutils + netkit = root compromise. (fwd) mailing-list
- CLSA-2000:340 vendor-advisory
- 20001120 modutils: local exploit vendor-advisory
- linux-modprobe-execute-code(5516) vdb-entry