200-201 Host-Based Analysis Practice Question
An analyst is investigating a Linux host and runs 'cat /proc/1234/cmdline'. What information does this provide?
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The command line and arguments used to start the process
The /proc/[pid]/cmdline file contains the full command line used to start the process, including arguments. This helps verify if a process was launched with suspicious parameters.
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The memory map of the process
Why it's wrong here
Memory map is in /proc/[pid]/maps.
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The command line and arguments used to start the process
Why this is correct
Correct. cmdline contains the command line.
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The environment variables of the process
Why it's wrong here
Environment is in /proc/[pid]/environ.
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The current working directory of the process
Why it's wrong here
CWD is in /proc/[pid]/cwd.
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