Tag: privilege-escalation (3)

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Getting Started With Kernel Exploitation

This is my first time setting up QEMU, debugging kernel with GDB, and exploiting kernel modules for privilege escalation and...

linux kernel kernel-module qemu privilege-escalation seccomp
December 9, 2025 • December 6, 2025 • Research
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Reproducing Nimbuspwn: Linux Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal and TOCTOU in networkd-dispatcher

A technical walkthrough of reproducing Nimbuspwn (CVE-2022-29799 and CVE-2022-29800), privilege escalation vulnerabilities in networkd-dispatcher exploiting path traversal and TOCTOU race...

path-traversal toc-tou race-condition code-review linux privilege-escalation from-day-zero-to-zero-day reproducing d-bus systemd-networkd networkd-dispatcher sink-to-source cve-2022-29799 cve-2022-29800
November 14, 2025 • November 9, 2025 • Research
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Reproducing CVE-2020-8831: Privilege Escalation via Symlink Attack on Apport's Lock File Implementation

CVE-2020-8831 is a vulnerability where an attacker can create a symlink at /var/lock/apport, redirecting Apport's lock file location and leading...

symlink lock-file apport cve-2020-8831 reproducing privilege-escalation linux from-day-zero-to-zero-day code-review
November 9, 2025 • November 8, 2025 • Research