Collaborate Disseminate
My current understanding is that the user does not have any way of knowing the kernel address space layout due to the protection mechanisms such as Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR).
However, I see that if I use cat /proc/i… Continue reading Can I know kernel address layout and memory mapped IO layout from the user privilege in linux kernel?
It’s debatable just how useful Secure Boot is for end users, but now there’s yet another issue with Secure Boot, or more specifically, a trio of signed bootloaders. Researchers at …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Secure Boot Bypass, Attack on Titan M, KASLR Weakness
In the meltdown official paper released the authors broke the KASLR with 128 steps at worse. Unable to understand how did they come down to that number
Paper for reference
As reported yesterday the Linux and Windows kernels will receive a security update pretty soon to close vulnerabilities that concern ‘kernel memory leaking’.
What exactly the design flaw is, that was probably identified at … Continue reading Which attacks are known that exploit the new-found Intel x86-64 hardware vulnerabilities?
As reported yesterday the Linux and Windows kernels will receive a security update pretty soon to close vulnerabilities that concern ‘kernel memory leaking’.
What exactly the design flaw is, that was probably identified at … Continue reading Which attacks are known that exploit the vulnerability known as Spectre?