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FreeBSD 6.4 pipeclose()/knlist_cleardel() race condition exploit

From: Przemyslaw Frasunek <venglin freebsd lublin pl>
To: full-disclosure lists grok org uk, bugtraq securityfocus com
Cc:
Subject: FreeBSD 6.4 pipeclose()/knlist_cleardel() race condition exploit
Date: Thu - Oct 08, 2009 07:05 AM


FreeBSD 6.4 and below are vulnerable to race condition between pipeclose() and
knlist_cleardel() resulting in NULL pointer dereference. The following code
exploits vulnerability to run code in kernel mode, giving root shell and
escaping from jail.

http://www.frasunek.com/pipe.txt

The bug was fixed a week ago and official security advisory was issued:

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:13.pipe.asc

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