This module will run a payload when the package manager is used. No handler is ran automatically so you must configure an appropriate exploit/multi/handler to connect. Module modifies a yum plugin to launch a binary of choice. grep -F 'enabled=1' /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/ will show what plugins are currently enabled on the system.
Linux,Unix
cmd, x86, x64, armle, aarch64, ppc, mipsle, mipsbe
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/linux/local/yum_package_manager_persistence
msf exploit(yum_package_manager_persistence) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(yum_package_manager_persistence) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(yum_package_manager_persistence) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(yum_package_manager_persistence) > exploit
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