Description
Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access control restrictions and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by modifying kernel variables such as MaxFiles, MaxInodes, and ModProbePath in /proc/sys via calls to sysctl.
References
- pitbull-lx-modify-kernel(6623) vdb-entry
- 20010330 Serious Pitbull LX Vulnerability mailing-list