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Validating the {eBPF} verifier via state embedding

Sun et al., 2024

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13510622300038465937
Author
Sun H
Su Z
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18th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI 24)

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This paper introduces state embedding, a novel and highly effective technique for validating the correctness of the eBPF verifier, a critical component for Linux kernel security. To check whether a program is safe to execute, the verifier must track over-approximated program …
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