Subj : [$] Hardening the kernel against heap-spraying attacks
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From : LWN.net
Date : Thu Mar 21 2024 15:15:06

[$] Hardening the kernel against heap-spraying attacks

Date:
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:07:29 +0000

Description:
While a programming error in the kernel may be subject to direct
exploitation, usually a more roundabout approach is required to take
advantage of a security bug.  One popular approach for those wishing to
take advantage of vulnerabilities  is heap spraying , and
it has often been employed to compromise the kernel.  In the future,
though, heap-spraying attacks may be a bit harder to pull off, thanks to the
"dedicated bucket allocator" proposed by Kees Cook.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/965837/


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