0009855: unix-privesc-check - Unexpected operator errors

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0009855	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2026-09-07 13:27	2026-09-07 14:44

Reporter	baggers	Assigned To	arnaudr
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed

Summary	0009855: unix-privesc-check - Unexpected operator errors
Description	The unix-privsec-check tool seems to not work properly. The raw command needs a "standard" or "detailed" option but this then seems to trigger errors: Checking if anyone except kali can change /org/bluez/obex Checking if anyone except kali can change /org/freedesktop/DBus Checking if anyone except kali can change /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 /usr/bin/unix-privesc-check: 1076: [: detailed: unexpected operator PID: 956 Owner: xrdp Program path: /usr/sbin/xrdp Checking if anyone except xrdp can change /usr/sbin/xrdp /usr/bin/unix-privesc-check: 1076: [: standard: unexpected operator Not that tool is unmaintained and tools like linpeas are obviously more widely used these days.

arnaudr 2026-09-07 14:40 manager ~0021985	I found that there's a GitHub repo: https://github.com/pentestmonkey/unix-privesc-check/tree/1_x Last commit is from 2017, so indeed unmaintained. But the issue you reported is fixed. I'm updating the package in Kali.

arnaudr 2026-09-07 14:44 manager ~0021986	Will be fixed with version `1.6+git20170904.00e0d54-0kali1`, soon in kali rolling.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2026-09-07 13:27	baggers	New Issue
2026-09-07 14:40	arnaudr	Note Added: 0021985
2026-09-07 14:44	arnaudr	Note Added: 0021986
2026-09-07 14:44	arnaudr	Assigned To	=> arnaudr
2026-09-07 14:44	arnaudr	Status	new => resolved
2026-09-07 14:44	arnaudr	Resolution	open => fixed