PwnKit: Detect Privilege Escalation with CrowdSec | Linux Today

PwnKit: Detect Privilege Escalation with CrowdSec

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JD
Jean Devaux
Jan 28, 2022

We just published a new collection targeting Linux’s Local Privilege Escalation, and CVE-2021-4034 is its first scenario! While this will not allow you to prevent the exploit, it will give you insight into whether you have been compromised by this vulnerability. Stay tuned as we add additional exploit attempt scenarios to the collection.

JD

Jean Devaux

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