Common security vulnerabilities in Linux Course
45 minutes
Course description
This course dives into common security vulnerabilities in Linux. We’ll explore privilege escalation (going from a standard user to a privileged user), overly permissive files and directories and exploiting sudo and SUID permissions.
                            Syllabus
                                    SUID
                                    Video - 00:18:00
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                
                                    
                                            
Discuss suid in Linux operating systems.
                                        
                                    
                                    Sudo
                                    Video - 00:11:00
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                
                                    
                                            
Discuss sudo in Linux operating systems.
                                        
                                    
                                    Overly permissive files
                                    Video - 00:13:00
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                
                                    
                                            
Discuss overly permissive files in Linux operating systems.
                                        
                                    
                                    Common security vulnerabilities in Linux
                                    Video - 00:02:00
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                
                                    
                                            
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