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Patching the Linux kernel (Raspbian & CVE-2016-0728) | William Durand
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| | CVE-2016-0728 has been disclosed earlier this week and it is a serious security issue. The vulnerability affects most of the Linux kernel versions (3.8 and above). Although the exploit seems tricky to successfully use, it is still a flaw that has to be patched ASAP.
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Linux Kernel Symbols - Binary Debt
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| | Kernel symbols are names of functions and variables. Global symbols are those which are available outside the file they are declared in. Global symbols in the Linux kernel currently running on a system are available through `/proc/kallsyms` file. This includes symbols defined inside kernel modules currently loaded. Global symbols are of two types: those explicitly...
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How to set up a minimal Linux kernel dev environment on Ubuntu 20.04 - offlinemark
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| | Here is everything you need to know to set up a minimal Linux kernel dev environment on Ubuntu 20.04. It works great on small VPS instances, is optimized for a fast development cycle, and allows you to run custom binaries to exercise the specific kernel functionality being developed. Step 1:
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Calling Linux Kernel Functions From Userspace (!)
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| I just landed a really exciting feature for drgn: the ability to call arbitrary functions and write to memory in the Linux kernel. I think the technical details of the implementation are very interesting, and it's probably the funniest thing I've ever done, so I wanted to write about how it works.