Description
This module checks whether popular system hardening mechanisms are in place, such as SMEP, SMAP, KPTI, SELinux, PaX, grsecurity, and Yama. It also tries to find installed applications that can be used to hinder, prevent, or detect attacks, such as tripwire, snort, apparmor, falco, and wazuh.
This module is meant to identify Linux Secure Modules (LSM) in addition to various antivirus, IDS/IPS, firewalls, sandboxes and other security related software.
Module options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use post/linux/gather/enum/protectionsmsf undefined(protections) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(protections) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(protections) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(protections) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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