Linux Kernel Shadow Stacks For Control Flow Protection

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Linux kernel developers are exploring x86 shadow stack support for control flow protection. The feature targets return-oriented programming (ROP) attacks. Intel and AMD CPUs have hardware support, but kernel implementation is still in early stages.

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