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Re:IOHIDeous OS X Local Kernel Vulnerability by Siguza on Monday January 01, 2018 @12:48AM (#16044893)
It's actually neither TOCTOU nor double fetch, it's not checking anything at all, it's just write-then-fetch using shared (untrusted) memory to store trusted information. Sure similar in nature, but not really fitting any common name...
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Re:IOHIDeous OS X Local Kernel Vulnerability by blinkingled on Monday January 01, 2018 @01:08AM (#16044934)
I see - I will give it a full read little later - I like your writing style based on what I've glanced over so far!
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Re:IOHIDeous OS X Local Kernel Vulnerability by caf on Monday January 01, 2018 @01:55AM (#16045043)
TOWTTOU (with s/check/write)?
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