A Guide to Kernel Exploitation

Introduction

1. , From User-Land to Kernel-Land Attacks 03

2. , A Taxonomy of Kernel Vulnerabilities 21

3. , Stairway to Successful Kernel Exploitation 47

Welcome. Our journey through the world of kernel exploitation starts here. In this part of the book, we will cover what the kernel is, why the security community has been paying so much attention to it, and what kernel-level bugs look like and how to successfully exploit them. Instead of jumping straight to specific operating system details and exploits, however, we will first help you to build a solid understanding of underlying kernel concepts and a methodology for exploiting kernel vulnerabilities. Not only will this make it easier to dive into the gory details of the various operating ...