PWNKit - "I'm root now!" - Less than a second.
5We look into the PWNKit vulnrability and how it works. PWNKit is a linux exploit that have been in linux environments for over 12 years. We look at how it works and what is required to be vulnrable and different approaches to secure your system.
Qualys blog:
https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2022/01/25/pwnkit-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-discovered-in-polkits-pkexec-cve-2021-4034
Github code:
https://github.com/ly4k/PwnKit
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