# jondonas/linux-exploit-suggester-2

Next-Generation Linux Kernel Exploit Suggester

Repository: https://github.com/jondonas/linux-exploit-suggester-2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linux-exploit-suggester-2
Language: Perl
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-01-28T05:01:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3691, "days_push": 1313, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1973, forks 299 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.117412+00:00)

## What it is
A Perl script that suggests Linux kernel privilege escalation exploits based on the running kernel version. It matches the kernel release against a database of known CVEs and can download exploit proof-of-concept code directly from Exploit DB.

## Use cases
- find privilege escalation exploits for my linux kernel version
- suggest kernel exploits during a pentest
- check if my kernel is vulnerable to dirty cow
- download exploit POCs from exploit db for a kernel
- enumerate possible local privilege escalation CVEs on a box
- identify exploitable kernel vulnerabilities in an exam environment

## When to choose
- you need a quick, dependency-light check for kernel privilege escalation vectors on a Linux host
- you are doing CTF or OSCP-style labs and want exploit suggestions with CVE links
- you want to automatically fetch matching exploit code from Exploit DB

## When to avoid
- you need comprehensive vulnerability scanning beyond kernel exploits
- you require guaranteed accuracy, since back-ported patches can fool the wildcard matching
- you need a maintained tool with regular exploit updates, as releases are infrequent

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, kernel-exploits, exploit-suggester, cve, vulnerability-assessment, pentesting, command-line, linux, perl

## Member repositories
- jondonas/linux-exploit-suggester-2 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.117412+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 2026-08-30T03:04:58.834269+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jondonas/linux-exploit-suggester-2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.117412+00:00, sha aa6e048c125f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.