Partial Kernel Version Not Matching

[sammbertram]

It looks like the wildcard kernel version isn't working, or I'm doing something wrong.

See that version 0.9 is running on Kali (64-bit).

# ./Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl --help
Linux Exploit Suggester 0.9
Usage:  ./Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl  [-h] [-k kernel]

[-h] help (this message)
[-k] kernel number eg. 2.6.28

You can also provide a partial kernel version (eg. 2.4)
to see all exploits available.

<SNIP>

But when I specify 2.4, like the example, nothing gets shown.

root@kali:~/# ./Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl -k '2.4'

Kernel local: 2.4

Searching among 65 exploits...

Possible Exploits:

Same thing for 2.6.

root@kali:~/# ./Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl -k '2.6'

Kernel local: 2.6

Searching among 65 exploits...

Possible Exploits:

Now when specifying a full kernel version for 2.6.x, I receive exploits.

root@kali:~/# ./Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl -k '2.6.32'

Kernel local: 2.6.32

Searching among 65 exploits...

Possible Exploits:
[+] american-sign-language
   CVE-2010-4347
   Source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408/
<SNIP>

If you need any more details, let me know.