Introduction¶

Kernel privilege escalation refers to a normal user gaining root user privileges and accessing previously restricted resources. Here we consider how to escalate privileges from two perspectives:

• Change self: Escalate privileges by changing the permissions of one's own process to gain root privileges.
• Change others: Escalate privileges by influencing the execution of a high-privilege process to accomplish what we want.

References¶

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilege_escalation