id: privesc-flock info: name: Flock - Privilege Escalation author: daffainfo severity: high description: | flock is a command-line utility in Unix-like operating systems that is used to manage file locks. It can be used to synchronize access to a file among multiple processes, preventing conflicts and ensuring data integrity. Additionally, flock can be used in shell scripts to control access to critical sections of code. reference: - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/flock/ metadata: verified: true max-request: 3 tags: code,linux,flock,privesc,local self-contained: true code: - engine: - sh - bash source: | whoami - engine: - sh - bash source: | flock -u / whoami - engine: - sh - bash source: | sudo flock -u / whoami matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: code_1_response words: - "root" negative: true - type: dsl dsl: - 'contains(code_2_response, "root")' - 'contains(code_3_response, "root")' condition: or # digest: 4a0a004730450220072bde0174a1fa2f7a052070195451b79aad0293aaa92ee3b143357e26b42e0f022100961ad3876b40112db2ec728c93f061b3a2f049579b56c117f9588426ddb1b5d9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950