Description
Rocks Clusters 4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via commands enclosed with escaped backticks (\`) in an argument to the (1) mount-loop (mount-loop.c) or (2) umount-loop (umount-loop.c) command, which is not filtered in a system function call.
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 2
- Rocks Clusters 4.1 - 'umount-loop' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-2015 · local · Jul 15, 2006 · verified
- Rocks Clusters 4.1 - 'mount-loop' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-2016 · local · Jul 15, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksumountdirty.py
- rocks-mount-umount-privilege-escalation(27758) vdb-entry
- 19003 vdb-entry
- http://xavier.tigerteam.se/advisories/TSEAD-200606-6.txt
- 1242 third-party-advisory
- 21065 third-party-advisory
- 20060714 Rocks Clusters <=4.1 local root mailing-list
- ADV-2006-2833 vdb-entry
- http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksmountdirty.sh