# xairy/kernel-exploits

My proof-of-concept exploits for the Linux kernel

Repository: https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kernel-exploits
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: linux-kernel, kernel-exploitation, exploit, privilege-escalation
Last push: 2025-09-11T15:48:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 41, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3851, "days_push": 356, "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 1582, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:07.151091+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of proof-of-concept exploits for Linux kernel vulnerabilities written in C, covering CVEs from 2016 to 2025. Each exploit demonstrates a specific vulnerability class such as double-frees, signedness issues, integer underflows, and KASLR bypass side channels.

## Use cases
- study real-world linux kernel exploit techniques
- learn how privilege escalation exploits work
- find proof-of-concept code for a specific CVE
- research kernel vulnerability classes like double-free and info-leak
- test kernel hardening against known exploits
- learn KASLR bypass methods

## When to choose
- you are a security researcher studying kernel exploitation
- you need reference PoC code for a listed CVE
- you are learning low-level Linux kernel internals and memory corruption bugs

## When to avoid
- you need a licensed, production-ready security tool
- you want a general-purpose penetration testing framework
- you need supported, maintained exploit tooling for operations

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, reverse-engineering, penetration-testing
- domain: security, operating-systems
- platform: c
- tags: kernel-exploitation, privilege-escalation, cve, proof-of-concept, vulnerability-research, kaslr-bypass, info-leak, linux

## Member repositories
- xairy/kernel-exploits (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.151091+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 2026-08-30T03:56:20.534720+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:07.151091+00:00, sha 74a2bc0f0a38)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.