2009/11/18 nodata <lsof(a)nodata.co.uk>:
Am 2009-11-18 20:20, schrieb Richard Hughes:
>
> 2009/11/18 Casey Dahlin<cdahlin(a)redhat.com>:
>>
>> By the admin's first opportunity to change the settings the box could
>> already be rooted.
>
> I'm not sure how you can root a computer from installing signed
> content by a user that already has physical access to the machine.
You install software with a known buffer overflow before it is fixed and
exploit it. More software = more chances to exploit. Bingo!
If a user logged in from a physical local console wanted to exploit
their machine, this would be the hard way to do it.
Regards,
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McGill University IT Security
Konstantin Ryabitsev
Montréal, Québec