Re: SLOB Allocator Vulernability

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On 03/23/2014 02:58 PM, Karol Blazewicz wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Kyle Bassett <kylebassett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thanks Mark!  Great read!
>>
>> I love real-world examples included with any type of lesson.
>>
>> On Sunday, March 23, 2014, Mark Lee <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
> Salutations,
> 
> I recently read an interesting article on a Slob allocator
> vulnerability in the Linux kernel. It was an interesting read so I am
> reposting it for you all.
> 
> <
> http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/exploiting-linux-kernel-heap-corruptions-slub-allocator/
>>>>>
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
>>>
> 
> 
> I think it's about SLUB, not SLOB vulnerability.
> The last line says "So it is easy to spot that there is a heap SLUB
> overflow if a user writes data greater in size than 256 bytes."
> 

Salutations,

That's right; a typo on my part. Thanks!

Regards,
Mark
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