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An Attack on the Linux System Call

PROCHÁZKA Boris. An Attack on the Linux System Call. In: Proceedings of the 16th Conference STUDENT EEICT 2010. Volume 3. Brno: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT, 2010, pp. 130-132. ISBN 978-80-214-4078-4.
English title
An Attack on the Linux System Call
Type
conference paper
Language
czech
Authors
Procházka Boris, Ing. (DITS FIT BUT)
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Keywords

computer security, operating system, Linux, system call, IA-32

Abstract

This paper deals with methods of Linux kernel hacking on the Intel Architecture. It presents a classification of attacks and their impacts. Further, the paper discusses the Linux system call mechanism and proposes an original attack on this mechanism based on execution flow hijacking.

Published
2010
Pages
130-132
Proceedings
Proceedings of the 16th Conference STUDENT EEICT 2010
Series
Volume 3
Conference
Student EEICT 2010, Brno, CZ
ISBN
978-80-214-4078-4
Publisher
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT
Place
Brno, CZ
BibTeX 
@INPROCEEDINGS{FITPUB9332,
   author = "Boris Proch\'{a}zka",
   title = "An Attack on the Linux System Call",
   pages = "130--132",
   booktitle = "Proceedings of the 16th Conference STUDENT EEICT 2010",
   series = "Volume 3",
   year = 2010,
   location = "Brno, CZ",
   publisher = "Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT",
   ISBN = "978-80-214-4078-4",
   language = "czech",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/9332"
}
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