Linux's Security Capabilities

3.4 Advantages for crackers

• Divert System call thus taking full control of the computer:
  • Change the configuration: promiscuous mode

  • Hide files:
    files beginning by a key-word become invisible

  • Filter log contents:
    remove IP adress of the cracker in logs

  • divert ID changing commands:
    a normal account can become administrator

  • Hide a process:
    processes beginning by a key-word become invisible

  • break out of a chroot environment

  • redirect execution of a program:
    instal backdoor without modification of programs files

Linux's Security Capabilities

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