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Android 'Towelroot' Futex Requeue Kernel Exploit

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Disclosed
May 3, 2014
Created
May 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.

Authors

Pinkie Pie
geohot
timwr

Platform

Android,Linux

References

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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