EIP-2026-102975
PRE-CVERedHat Linux 5.0/5.1/5.2 / Slackware Linux 3.5 - 'klogd' Local Buffer Overflow (1)
Title source: legacyExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102975. PoCs published by Michal Zalewski.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in klogd's handling of kernel messages to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) by injecting shellcode via printk(). The vulnerability was patched years prior but persisted in some distributions like Slackware and RedHat.
Description
RedHat Linux 5.0/5.1/5.2 / Slackware Linux 3.5 - 'klogd' Local Buffer Overflow (1)
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in klogd's handling of kernel messages to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) by injecting shellcode via printk(). The vulnerability was patched years prior but persisted in some distributions like Slackware and RedHat.