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[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Note that could prove you have it, but failure to execute does not prove yourself secure.

For example, someone reported to me that their RHEL9 system was not vulnerable based on this result. But it was because python was 3.9 and didn't have os.splice, so the demonstrator failed, but the actual issue was there.

Similarly, if '/usr/bin/su' isn't exactly there (maybe it's in /bin/su, or in /sbin/su, or /usr/sbin/su, or not there at all), the demonstrator will fail, but the kernel may still have the vulnerability, you just have to select a different victim utility (or change the cache for some other data other than an executable for other effects).

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