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journalEasyRoot-Me

The fake `ls` that read a password

A SUID binary, a missing absolute path, and a fake `ls`. How I got a password the program wasn't supposed to share.

#phase-1#linux#shell
2 minMarch 2, 2026
journalEasyOverTheWire

The file named - that froze my terminal

My first real stumble on Bandit. What a file named `-` taught me about how the shell actually works.

#phase-1#linux#shell
2 minFebruary 24, 2026