Unix Kernel Exploits

A repository for kernel exploits consisting mostly of privilege escalation attacks against core components of UNIX distributions.

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Guidelines

1. The exploit cannot contain pre-compiled code.
2. Each of the compilation and running steps must be documented.
3. The exploited applications must be part of a default distribution installation.
4. All exploits must have an assigned issue, which will not be closed (for discussion purposes).

Table of Exploits

Issue	Time Added	Location	CVE	Description
#1	2022-04-09	ld_preload		Privilege escalation using preload shared object.
#2	2022-04-09	pkexec-0.105	CVE-2021-4034	Privilege escalation using pkexec buffer overflow.