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Exploring Linux's New Random Kmalloc Caches

An article by sam4k about the new CONFIG_RANDOM_KMALLOC_CACHES mitigation.

The article gives an overview of the currently used slab exploitation techniques, provides a deep analysis of the CONFIG_RANDOM_KMALLOC_CACHES implementation, and reasons about how the new mitigation affects the existing techniques.
sam4k Exploring Linux's New Random Kmalloc Caches Let's explore the modern kernel heap exploitation meta and how the new RANDOM_KMALLOC_CACHES tries to address it.
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