Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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Start learningUpgrade RHEL:6
perf
to version 0:2.6.32-220.4.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0052
.
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf
package and not the perf
package as distributed by RHEL
.
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for RHEL:6
relevant fixed versions and status.
The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.