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
A look at the agenda for this section.
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