Linux Possible GSM Privilege Escalation — Detection Rule

The following analytic detects the commands used in a race condition found in the GSM 0710 tty multiplexor in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when two threads execute the GSMIOC_SETCONF ioctl on the same tty file descriptor with the gsm line discipline enabled. This could allow a local unprivileged user to escalate their privileges on the system.

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