slub debugging

  1. CVE-2024-49885: SLUB Redzone Bug and Kernel Availability Risk Explained

    A subtle mistake in the SLUB allocator’s handling of kmalloc redzones has been tracked as CVE-2024-49885: a kernel-level bug that can turn defensive memory-initialization into a self-inflicted availability failure. The defect is narrow and surgical in scope — it only appears when SLUB debugging...
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