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Linux kCFI/FineIBT Weaknesses Addressed By Rewriting Some Assembly In C

Ahead of the Linux 6.5-rc2 release tomorrow there was a set of x86/x86_64 kernel changes merged overnight to deal with some weaknesses in the kernel's Control Flow Integrity (kCFI) / FineIBT (Indirect Branch Tracking) code...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-kCFI-FineIBT-Weaknesses