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Linux Kernel ‘truncate()’ Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BugTraq ID: 31368
Remote: No
Last Updated: 2008-12-17
Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31368
Summary:
The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability related to the ‘truncate()’ and ‘ftruncate()’ functions.
Versions prior to Linux kernel 2.6.22-rc1 are vulnerable.