windows-kernel
3 posts tagged windows-kernel.
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The Registry Adventure: How One Researcher Read 100,000 Lines of Windows Kernel C and Found 50 Bugs
Between May 2022 and December 2023, Mateusz Jurczyk audited the Windows registry parser and produced 50 CVEs. The methodology is the story.
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Rust in the Windows Kernel: A Field Guide to the 2024-2026 Memory-Safety Refit
Rust ships in the Windows 11 kernel today. A primary-sourced field guide to what actually shipped from BlueHat IL 2019 through 24H2 in 2026, and what did not.
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The Driver That Was Signed and the Driver That Won't Load: Windows Kernel Code Integrity, 2006-2026
A history of Windows kernel code-signing -- KMCS, BYOVD, HVCI, the Vulnerable Driver Block List, and why a 2026 Windows kernel uses five gates to decide what loads.