For some of the exploits out there, you need to compile the binary statically... as to answer your question, I would presume root on the local vserver, but if you modified the exploit to change the structures a bit, it'd be root on the host machine.
> Hello all, > > > > I know the do_brk vulnerability is �a thing of the past� but, I just > tried out the exploit on one of my vservers just to see what happened. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ id > > uid=1009(lms) gid=100(users) groups=100(users) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ./kernel > > [-] Unable to change page protection: Cannot allocate memory > > [-] Unable to exit, entering neverending loop. > > > > [1]+ Stopped ./kernel > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a > > Linux mail.whocares.org 2.4.21-ctx17 #1 SMP Tue Sep 16 15:04:08 WEST > 2003 i686 GNU/Linux > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > > > And now for a developer question: is a local kernel root exploit able to > break the vserver environment? > > > > If a normal user was to successfully exploit a vserver with a local > exploit would he: > > a) be root on the vserver? > > b) Be root on the root server? > > c) None of the above. Aliens would invade earth and it would rain > chocolate candy�heh > > > > Best, > > +------------------------------------------- > > | Lu�s Miguel Silva > > | Network Administrator@ ISPGaya.pt > > | Rua Ant�nio Rodrigues da Rocha, 291/341 > > | Sto. Ov�dio � 4400-025 V. N. de Gaia > > | Portugal > > | T: +351 22 3745730/3/5 F: +351 22 3745738 > > | G: +351 93 6371253 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > | H: http://lms.ispgaya.pt/ > > +------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ Vserver mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
