Which kernel versions does the udev exploit work? Upon googling this, I found articles claiming that it works on Android 2.1 and maybe 2.2, but there is no information about the kernel versions.
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1We can't help you find the kernel, as it would be considered a shopping recommendation -- this may be helpful with that however. – Matthew Read Jan 13 '12 at 17:03
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I am just trying to do some research, for which I need the kernel version. I don't want to buy a device. I am not going to shop for anything. – Lelouch Lamperouge Jan 13 '12 at 17:07
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Whether you pay money is irrelevant -- searching for something to acquire (the kernel) is shopping by SE's standards. We can help you figure out when the exploit was patched / the versions where it is unpatched, but actually finding somewhere to get the kernel is off-topic. See the [FAQ]. – Matthew Read Jan 13 '12 at 17:09
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1Fine, can you tell me the kernel version. – Lelouch Lamperouge Jan 13 '12 at 17:11
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I'm actually not sure that the kernel version matters for this exploit. It was a bug that was patched in the platform_system_core repository, which I think comprises libraries and system files that live on in the /system directory (the README says as much). The patch was committed on July 19, 2010 (in the Froyo branch, anyway).
I'd wager that any kernel with a build date later than that also has the updated system files, so the system wouldn't be vulnerable. uname -a would tell you the build date of a given device's kernel, but beyond that I don't know that you could really line it up with a specific kernel version, especially on devices from different manufacturers/carriers/etc.
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The patch should be helpful. Now I'll just unpatch that patch on the kernel that test the exploit. That should work right? – Lelouch Lamperouge Jan 13 '12 at 19:02
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@EknathIyer: Sure, if you reversed the diff the code would be exploitable again, I would assume. – eldarerathis Jan 13 '12 at 19:11