This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.
This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
strace -o /dev/null /bin/sh
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
strace -o /dev/null /bin/sh
This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.
strace -o /dev/null /bin/sh -p
This executable can write data to local files.
This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.
strace -s 999 -o /path/to/output-file strace - DATA
This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.
strace -s 999 -o /path/to/output-file strace - DATA