Metasploit Modules:

auxiliary/analyze/crack_linux (uses creds in msf db "loot")
- set SHA512 true
post/linux/gather/hashdump

johntheripper

john --list=formats
john --format=sha512crypt <hash_file> --wordlist=<wordlist_path>

hashcat

-m specifies hash_type. eg. 1000=ntlm
-a specifies attack_mode. eg 3=brute-force
hashcat -m 1800 -a3 <hash_file> <wordlist>