Fwd: Registration Weakness in Linux Kernel's Binary formats

From: Bráulio Oliveira
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 17:25:33 EST


Just forwarding....

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From: SHELLCODE Security Research <GoodFellas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Oct 3, 2006 4:13 PM
Subject: Registration Weakness in Linux Kernel's Binary formats
To: undisclosed-recipients


Hello,
The present document aims to demonstrate a design weakness found in the
handling of simply
linked lists used to register binary formats handled by
Linux kernel, and affects all the kernel families
(2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6), allowing the insertion of infection modules in
kernel­ space that can be used by malicious users to create infection
tools, for example rootkits.

POC, details and proposed solution at:
English version: http://www.shellcode.com.ar/docz/binfmt-en.pdf
Spanish version: http://www.shellcode.com.ar/docz/binfmt-es.pdf

regards,
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SHELLCODE Security Research TEAM
GoodFellas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.shellcode.com.ar


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