tags:race_conditionpage_reuse lpekernellinux original link: Race conditions in Linux Kernel perf events newsletter link: exploits.club Weekly Newsletter 38 - Linux Races, Blind Memory Corruption, LLM Java Fuzzing, and More
Exploits Club Summary:
Binary Gecko has been on a roll recently with the blog posts. We first covered their Chrome write-up just two weeks ago, and now they are back with a Linux bug they recently disclosed to the kernel security team. The core issue (as the title suggests) is a race condition in perf events that leads to a page reuse primitive. The blog is highly technical, covering all the structs and code paths you need to understand the core issue and the teamâs exploit.