Awesome Linux Tools: UChecker

UChecker is an open-source utility that can be used to detect insecure shared libraries that are in memory on your server. UChecker is written in Python, and available on Github. In this video, I show some basic detail about the script and a few sample runs.

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[rob_pic]

Recommending piping a script from a URL into a root shell isn't confidence inspiring.

[mmMovieTrailersScans]

Executing from a curl and worse, executing as root from a curl. Some code that contains cryptic binaries in strings, these are red flags to me.

[spytromics]

You always have cool stuff. Thanks. I wasn't aware of uckecker.

[agroleau]

Thanks Jay, amazing content as usual!

[AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Jay, I hadn't known about this.

[WildWeasel]

Great video, will defiantly have a look at the tool. Keep up the good work.

[ojay]

Very helpful, as always! Thanks a lot!

[nobytes]

A few tips for preventing 297 login attempts. 1) Disable password logins, use only ssh keys. 2) Hide your ip on YouTube videos.

Well if you do 1, you can show your ip.

[SuperVirus]

@LearnLinuxTV You checked the script at github.com, but curl is loading from kernelcare.com... Those script could be completely different. Maybe better warn about checking the actual script?

[SkyFly]

Thank you so much for letting us know about this app!

[TheChadXperience]

Did anybody notice? There's a ghost in the machine in the background that is smiling back at us.

[Sir.moriarty]

Cool script, would it be able to run over, for example, an Ansible to run this script over multiple desktops or servers?

[pemanamgay]

How can I create vCPU core in proxmox VE? As per my finding 1 physical core cpu can make 5-10 vCPU

[joseluismartins]

Seems the same as running "check-update" no?

[johnrutledge]

''Hello Jay,

What thoughts do you have?

thanks John

[kotinkarwak]

Scared seeing thise hits on root login. Please explain for us new linux users on how that happens and how to protect out systems. I am on linux mint.

[dr.mikeybee]

There aren't many users; so I don't think the code has been well vetted.

[someguy]

Should rename this to how to get pwnd.