# bsauce/kernel-exploit-factory

Linux kernel CVE exploit analysis report and relative debug environment. You don't need to compile Linux kernel and configure your environment anymore.

Repository: https://github.com/bsauce/kernel-exploit-factory
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kernel-exploit-factory
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-29T05:08:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2091, "days_push": 96, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1296, forks 196 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:16.534736+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of Linux kernel CVE exploits paired with preconfigured QEMU debug environments and analysis writeups. It lets researchers boot vulnerable kernels and test privilege-escalation exploits without compiling the kernel themselves.

## Use cases
- reproduce linux kernel cve exploits in qemu
- learn kernel privilege escalation techniques
- set up a kernel exploit debugging environment without compiling the kernel
- study writeups for kernel vulnerabilities like dirty pipe or cve-2021-22555
- practice kernel exploitation for ctf or security research

## When to choose
- you want ready-to-run vulnerable kernel environments for studying known CVEs
- you are learning Linux kernel exploitation and want analyzed examples with writeups

## When to avoid
- you need exploits for unpatched or zero-day vulnerabilities
- you require a production security tool rather than an educational dataset
- you need a licensed or formally maintained project (it has no license file)

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- domain: security, operating-systems, penetration-testing, tutorials
- platform: cli
- tags: kernel-exploitation, cve-analysis, privilege-escalation, qemu-debug-environment, vulnerability-research, writeups, linux, qemu

## Member repositories
- bsauce/kernel-exploit-factory (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.534736+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:56.667337+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bsauce/kernel-exploit-factory (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.534736+00:00, sha 1f0145c54361)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.