• 👉 Overview
• 👀 What ?
• 🧐 Why ?
• ⛏️ How ?
• ⏳ When ?
• ⚙️ Technical Explanations
• 🖇️ References

👉 Overview

👀 What ?

Linux Privilege Escalation is a process where a user gains more access rights or privileges than what they were initially granted. A checklist is a guide or a list of procedures used to exploit common Linux vulnerabilities to escalate privileges.

🧐 Why ?

Understanding Linux Privilege Escalation is crucial for both system administrators and penetration testers. For system administrators, it helps to secure a system by patching known vulnerabilities that could be exploited. For penetration testers, it enables them to identify and exploit these vulnerabilities providing a realistic assessment of the system's security.

⛏️ How ?

Linux Privilege Escalation generally involves the following steps: enumeration, identifying potential vulnerabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities, and maintaining access. The checklist provides a comprehensive list of potential vulnerabilities to check and methods for exploiting them.

⏳ When ?

Linux Privilege Escalation techniques have been used since the inception of Linux. However, the techniques and processes have evolved over time as new vulnerabilities are discovered and older ones are patched.

⚙️ Technical Explanations

Linux systems manage access through a privilege model. Each user is assigned certain privileges depending on their role. Some users, like the root user, have almost unlimited privileges, while others have only a limited set. A vulnerability in the system can allow a user with limited privileges to gain more than they should have. This is known as privilege escalation. The Checklist - Linux Privilege Escalation is a tool that lists common Linux vulnerabilities and methods to exploit them. It's a step-by-step guide that helps users identify potential vulnerabilities and provides methods to exploit them. This checklist is regularly updated to include new vulnerabilities and methods as they are discovered.

🖇️ References