EIP-2026-102850

PRE-CVE

GnomeHack - Local Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102850. PoCs published by Cody Tubbs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional local buffer overflow exploit targeting the 'gnomehack' game on Debian 2.2 (x86). It leverages an environment variable overflow to overwrite the return address and execute shellcode, escalating privileges to the 'games' group (GID 60).

Description

GnomeHack - Local Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Cody Tubbs · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/219

This is a functional local buffer overflow exploit targeting the 'gnomehack' game on Debian 2.2 (x86). It leverages an environment variable overflow to overwrite the return address and execute shellcode, escalating privileges to the 'games' group (GID 60).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: gnomehack (Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17 - x86)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Presence of the vulnerable 'gnomehack' binary with SGID bit set
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026