in-process memory

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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about in-process memory focus on security vulnerabilities related to memory access, particularly in the context of the Windows 7 Meltdown patch. Users highlight how the patch, while addressing the original Meltdown flaw, inadvertently allowed any process to read and write to arbitrary memory at high speeds by mapping kernel memory into every running process. This created a severe security risk where exploitation required only simple read and write operations to already mapped memory. The tag covers concerns about memory isolation, kernel memory exposure, and the trade-offs in security patches that affect in-process memory handling.
  1. kemical

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Meltdown patch from January opened up a vulnerability way worse .

    Total Meltdown? Is my system vulnerable? Only Windows 7 x64 systems patched with the 2018-01 or 2018-02 patches are vulnerable. If your system isn't patched since December 2017 or if it's patched with the 2018-03 2018-03-29 patches or later it will be secure. Reference and further...
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