Common Linux Privesc

Walkthrough summary

Common Linux Privesc TryHackMe walkthrough with 15 answered prompts and lab methodology notes.

Sample prompts covered

• What is the target's hostname?
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• Look at the output of /etc/passwd how many "user[x]" are there on the system?
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• How many available shells are there on the system?
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• What is the name of the bash script that is set to run every 5 minutes by cron?
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• What critical file has had its permissions changed to allow some users to write to it?
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