Android 'Towelroot' Futex Requeue Kernel Exploit
05/03/2014
05/30/2018
Description
This module exploits a bug in futex_requeue in the Linux kernel, using similar techniques employed by the towelroot exploit. Any Android device with a kernel built before June 2014 is likely to be vulnerable.
Author(s)
- Pinkie Pie
- geohot
- timwr
Platform
Android,Linux
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/android/local/futex_requeue
msf exploit(futex_requeue) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(futex_requeue) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(futex_requeue) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(futex_requeue) > exploit
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