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Re:Show HN: Android 'root' phones via dirtyc0w exploit by omribahumi on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:11AM (#12804151)
I'm assuming that's because of the Android security model, rather than a limitation of the exploit itself?

edit: Apparently SETUID is disabled on Android:

  ... using kernel features that help block privilege escalation (e.g. NOSUID, NO_NEW_PRIVS).
source: https://lwn.net/Articles/609511/

also: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/250806/95938

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