Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-1146. PoCs published by Jon Oberheide.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a Linux Kernel ReiserFS xattr privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2010-1146) by manipulating extended attributes to grant capabilities to a compiled binary, resulting in a root shell.
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and earlier, when a ReiserFS filesystem exists, does not restrict read or write access to the .reiserfs_priv directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying (1) extended attributes or (2) ACLs, as demonstrated by deleting a file under .reiserfs_priv/xattrs/.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a Linux Kernel ReiserFS xattr privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2010-1146) by manipulating extended attributes to grant capabilities to a compiled binary, resulting in a root shell.