Re:0patching a 0-day: Windows gdi32.dll memory disclosure
by Dylan16807 on Thursday March 02, 2017 @08:45PM
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Except with microsoft where they have stopped using their live patching code and just force reboots on the user.
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Re:0patching a 0-day: Windows gdi32.dll memory disclosure
by Quppa on Friday March 03, 2017 @01:11AM
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Indeed - hotpatching support was removed in Windows 8. Apparently it was only ever used in a few updates, and some unscrupulous folks took advantage of the capability: https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/04/hacking-group-plati...