benji weber vkrbcdwarwickacuk 11022008 samuel honorato wrote new root exploit created users use kernel version 2617 26241 vulnerable report httpbugsdebianorgcgibinbugreportcgibug464953 exploit httpwwwmilw0rmcomexploits5092 fix httpwwwpinguionomortehudisablevmspliceifexploitablec fix may cause undefined behaviour crashes suggest get information opensusesecurityannounce instead httplistsopensuseorgopensusesecurityannounce200802msg00004html also generally considered good form publicise exploits official patches released though case already widely publicised anyway benjamin weber wed 06 aug 2008 020009 0000 opensuse kernel security issue