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The /proc vulnerability

Posted Aug 14, 2006 21:43 UTC (Mon) by slint.foobler (guest, #39881)
Parent article: The /proc vulnerability

If 'Tacking an a.out executable onto the environ file allows a local user to get a root shell.' is possible why not "tacking on" an ELF executable? What would be the obstacles?

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