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Flipping Pages: An analysis of a new Linux vulnerability in nf_tables and hardened exploitation techniques

An incredibly detailed and well-presented article by notselwyn about exploiting a logical bug in the netfilter subsystem.

The shared exploit leverages the bug to get a page double-free primitive and then execute the Kernel Space Mirroring Attack (KSMA) via a novel Dirty Pagedirectory technique.

The amount of knowledge shared in the article is impossible to encompass in a brief summary, so go check it out yourself! 🔥
Pwning Tech Flipping Pages: An analysis of a new Linux vulnerability in nf_tables and hardened exploitation techniques A tale about exploiting KernelCTF Mitigation, Debian, and Ubuntu instances with a double-free in nf_tables in the Linux kernel, using novel techniques like Dirty Pagedirectory. All without even having to recompile the exploit for different kernel targets…
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