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Linux FineIBT-BHI Updated For Toughening Up FineIBT Kernel Defenses


Intel Linux engineer Peter Zijlstra has updated his set of patches implementing FineIBT-BHI mitigations for toughening up the FineIBT kernel protections previously introduced

Intel Linux engineer Peter Zijlstra has updated his set of patches implementing FineIBT-BHI mitigations for toughening up the FineIBT kernel protections previously introduced. GCC still lacks KCFI support but with LLVM's code path now updated, it unblocks Peter Zijlstra to continuing work on upstreaming FineIBT-BHI. With he has FineIBT-BHI successfully working with a patched kernel and built using the newest LLVM code on an Intel Alder Lake system.

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