--- title: New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth... description: PUMAKIT is a sophisticated Linux rootkit with capabilities to escalate privileges, conceal itself and communicate with command-and-control servers while... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-linux-rootkit-pumakit-uses-advanced-stealth-techniques-to-evade-detection-q4wb9qedf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth Techniques to Evade Detection | daily.dev og:description: PUMAKIT is a sophisticated Linux rootkit with capabilities to escalate privileges, conceal itself and communicate with command-and-control servers while... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-linux-rootkit-pumakit-uses-advanced-stealth-techniques-to-evade-detection-q4wb9qedf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Q4wB9QEdf.png og:image:alt: New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth Techniques to Evade Detection og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth Techniques to Evade Detection **[The Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/thn)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PUMAKIT is a sophisticated Linux rootkit with capabilities to escalate privileges, conceal itself and communicate with command-and-control servers while evading detection. It uses advanced stealth techniques such as syscall hooking and memory-resident execution, and activates only when specific conditions are met. The malware's functionality is distributed across multiple components, including a dropper, executables, a kernel module, and a userland rootkit, making it a complex and stealthy threat. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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