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CVE-2021-3490-POC | Kitploit
Tools/GitHubGitHub/prabeershakya/cve-2021-3490-poc
Privilege EscalationVulnerability AnalysisExploitationBinary Exploitation
GitHubprabeershakya/cve-2021-3490-poc

CVE-2021-3490-POC

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CVE-2021-3490

Credits to https://github.com/chompie1337

Steps to Reproduce

Install the ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso from Ubuntu Releases, and install into the virtual machine.

root@kitploit:~
wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso

After installing ISO, fully install the Ubuntu server into a Virtual Machine, and run the following Commands.

root@kitploit:~
 sudo apt update
 
 sudo apt install linux-image-5.8.0-50-generic linux-headers-5.8.0-50-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-50-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-50-generic build-essential git libelf-dev
 
 sudo nano /etc/default/grub
 
 # Remove the hidden line and set grub_timeout = 15 

Reboot into newly installed kernel, and run the following command:

root@kitploit:~
echo "kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=0" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

Then Clone this Repo, into the Virtual Machine.

root@kitploit:~
git clone https://github.com/prabeershakya/CVE-2021-3490-POC.git

Now change the directory to the POC and Run the following Command.

root@kitploit:~
make groovy 

Lastly run the Follwoing Command to Gain the Root !!

root@kitploit:~
chmod +x ./bin/exploit.bin
./bin/exploit.bin
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