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Kernel patch
Kernel patch may refer to: * Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), a feature of 64-bit (x64) editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel, informally known as PatchGuard * kpatch, a feature of the Linux kernel that implements live patching of a running kernel * Ksplice, an extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel * XNU kernel patch, a series of initial patches necessary to run the OSx86 kernel on non-Apple hardware * TRESOR, a Linux kernel patch which provides CPU-only based encryption to defend against cold boot attacks
Article summary
Kernel patch may refer to: * Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), a feature of 64-bit (x64) editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel, informally known as PatchGuard * kpatch, a feature of the Linux kernel that implements live patching of a running kernel * Ksplice, an extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel * XNU kernel patch, a series of initial patches necessary to run the OSx86 kernel on non-Apple hardware * TRESOR, a Linux kernel patch which provides CPU-only based encryption to defend against cold boot attacks
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