Description
uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode.
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
- UML_NET - Integer Mismanagement Code Execution EDB-22640 · local · May 23, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- linux-umlnet-gain-privileges(11276) vdb-entry
- VU#134025 third-party-advisory
- N-044 third-party-advisory government-resource
- RHSA-2003:056 vendor-advisory
- 6801 vdb-entry