Exploit for SYSRET vulnerability on Intel CPUs targeting the FreeBSD kernel – CVE-2012-0217

Title

Exploit for SYSRET vulnerability on Intel CPUs targeting the FreeBSD kernel.

IDENTIFIER(S)

CVE-2012-0217

Description

The vulnerability identified by CVE-2012-0217 is the result of a misbehavior in some models of the Intel CPUs that leads to arbitrary code execution in the kernel. The exploit targets the FreeBSD 9.0 kernel. It spawns a root shell when executed successfully.

References

CVE-2012-0217
https://github.com/alleleintel/research/tree/master/CVE-2012-0217