elfpack

2025-04-12

ellfpack is a packer for ELF files. https://github.com/dsnezhkov/elfpack Read More

EUID

2025-04-12

Effective User ID (EUID) determines the current UID permissions a process runs with. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/seteuid.2.html Read More

for fun and profit

2025-04-12

Many cybersecurity-related writeups, con talks, etc used “for fun and profit” in their names, likely due to Aleph1’s classic ... Read More

ftrace

2025-04-12

frace (function tracer) is a tracing framework built into the Linux kernel that allows developers and administrators to trace function calls, and ... Read More

hidden kernel module

2025-04-12

A hidden kernel module is a loadable kernel module (LKM) that has been intentionally hidden from standard kernel module listings such as /proc/modules ... Read More

i386

2025-04-12

i386 refers to the 32-bit 80386 architecture and often as a generic term for 32-bit x86 systems and instruction sets. Read More

in.telnetsnoopd, OpenSSH LD_PRELOAD vulnerability

2025-04-12

telnetsnoopd and OpenSSH were vulnerable to LD_PRELOAD-based attacks using libroot or similar tools. This dated back to 1997 in the case of ... Read More

ioctl

2025-04-12

ioctl (input/output control) is a system call enabling user space programs to send device-specific commands or control operations on file descriptors, ... Read More

kernel patch

2025-04-12

A kernel patch is a modification to the operating system’s kernel source code or memory at runtime used to fix bugs, add features, or alter ... Read More

kernel rootkit

2025-04-12

A kernel rootkit (aka: kernel land rootkit, Ring 0 rootkit) is a rootkit that resides in or makes heavy usage of implements within the kernel. Read More