Linux kernel versions 5.10-rc4, 5.4.66, and 5.9.8 are impacted and a patch was merged on December 3 to tackle the bug. Users are urged to update their builds to later versions.

A novel Linux Kernel cross-cache attack named SLUBStick has a 99% success in converting a limited heap vulnerability into an arbitrary memory read-and-write capability, letting the researchers ...

With the proposed GMEM code, the Linux memory management “MM” subsystem is extended to share its machine-independent code while providing only a high- In turn, GMEM should allow more re-use by ...

The non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), together with financial support from Google, has contracted Linux kernel developer Miguel Ojeda to work to bring the advantages of the Rust ...

Unique, versatile cross-cache attack SLUBStick makes use of the heap vulnerabilities, which refer to the flaws affecting the “heap” region of a process’ memory that is responsible for ...

At the very least, Rust for Linux must be viewed as a long-term project and is almost certain not to get mainlined into the Linux kernel in 5.14 – the version currently under development and due ...

The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like OS. It is one of the most complex & prominent examples of open source software.

XIP Linux Kernel Architecture Typical Linux systems, such as PCs and high-end MPUs, aren’t memory-constrained, so they can incorporate large, high-speed RAM without penalty. In a memory ...

The Linux kernel is made up of a huge number of source code, and it is necessary to load the code considerably in order to make a mistake as to where and what processing is written. " Interactive ...

On Linux systems, programs expand the size of the memory arena in precalculated increments, usually one memory page in size or aligned with a boundary. Once the heap requires more than what is ...

Anybody who has tried to figure out why a Linux system is running short of memory can attest that the memory usage information made available by the kernel is, at best, difficult to use. Matt ...