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Re:Analysis and Exploitation of a Linux Kernel Vulnerability by benmmurphy on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @06:12PM (#10934853)
SMEP would stop this particular exploit because it returns into usermode but SMEP is trivial to bypass on linux if there is no KASLR or other mitigation (apparently there are compiler plugins that remove popular stack pivot gadgets).
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