Initial Enumeration System Enumeration

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System Enumeration

Get kernel version

<pre><code><strong>uname -a </strong></code></pre>

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01cat /proc/version
02cat /etc/issue

{% hint style="info" %} It can be useful to know the hostname in CTF situations as it can relate to the required exploit to escalate privileges {% endhint %}

View the architecture

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01lscpu

{% hint style="info" %} Some exploits may require multiple threads or cores, if the machine doesn't have the required amount then the exploit won't work {% endhint %}

View processes

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01ps aux
02ps aux | grep root

{% hint style="info" %} They will be in the order that they were issued {% endhint %}