Linux vserver 2.6 before 2.6.17 suffers from privilege escalation in remount code.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

November 6, 2019

Rajaneesh

Overview :

linux vserver priviledge escalation in remount code

Affected Product(s) :

linux vserver 2.6 before 2.6.17

Vulnerability Details :

CVE ID :	CVE-2006-4243
	The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to gain superuser privileges, facilitating the complete compromise of affected computers.

Solution :

Update to linux vserver 2.6.17-9 version

CVE-2006-4243 linux vserver

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