Arinerron/CVE-2022-0847-DirtyPipe-Exploit

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A C-based root privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2022-0847 (Dirty Pipe), a Linux kernel vulnerability. It modifies Max Kellermann's proof of concept to overwrite root's password field in /etc/passwd, pop a root shell, and then restore the file.

Use cases

• exploit dirty pipe vulnerability on vulnerable linux kernels
• gain root shell via CVE-2022-0847
• test whether a linux system is patched against dirty pipe
• privilege escalation demonstration in penetration testing
• learn how the dirty pipe kernel bug works

When to choose

• you need a quick, ready-to-run exploit for CVE-2022-0847 on a vulnerable Linux host
• you are doing authorized penetration testing or security research on dirty pipe
• you want a minimal C exploit that restores /etc/passwd after use

When to avoid

• the target kernel is patched against CVE-2022-0847 (fixed in 5.16.11, 5.15.25, 5.10.102)
• you need a general-purpose privilege escalation toolkit rather than a single-CVE exploit
• unauthorized use - exploiting systems you do not own or have permission to test is illegal

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

security penetration-testing security penetration-testing operating-systems cli exploit cve-2022-0847 dirty-pipe privilege-escalation root-exploit kernel-vulnerability proof-of-concept linux

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