The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by eDameXxX » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 6:31 PM UTC

The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10
github.com

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

#2

Post by ocdtrekkie » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 7:49 PM UTC

I am kinda hesitant to download and open a PDF file coming out of Black Hat 2016.

EDIT: See child comment, GitHub preview is fantastic! Slides have a ton of great info.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by jacobwg » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 7:52 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #2

I am kinda hesitant to download and open a PDF file coming out of Black Hat 2016. EDIT: See child comment, GitHub preview is fantastic! Slides have a ton of great info.

GitHub will actually render a full preview on the website, no download required.

https://github.com/ionescu007/lxss/blob/master/The%20Linux%2...

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by ocdtrekkie » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:00 PM UTC

jacobwg wrote: post #3

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #2

I am kinda hesitant to download and open a PDF file coming out of Black Hat 2016. EDIT: See child comment, GitHub preview is fantastic! Slides have a ton of great info.

GitHub will actually render a full preview on the website, no download required. https://github.com/ionescu007/lxss/blob/master/The%20Linux%2...

Ah, that's quite pleasant. And it doesn't even appear to use the browser's PDF renderer or anything.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by _lbaq » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:06 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #4

jacobwg wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GitHub will actually render a full preview on the website, no download required. https://github.com/ionescu007/lxss/blob/master/The%20Linux%2...

Ah, that's quite pleasant. And it doesn't even appear to use the browser's PDF renderer or anything.

Guys, how do you think Black Hat 2017 is going to be funded if you dont download and open the PDF ? ;)

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by jusssi » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:12 PM UTC

jacobwg wrote: post #3

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #2

I am kinda hesitant to download and open a PDF file coming out of Black Hat 2016. EDIT: See child comment, GitHub preview is fantastic! Slides have a ton of great info.

GitHub will actually render a full preview on the website, no download required. https://github.com/ionescu007/lxss/blob/master/The%20Linux%2...

It says "This file is too big to show. Sorry!"

Edit: Nevermind, switch to desktop version and it works.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by vvanders » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:21 PM UTC

Fun tidbit is it seems the original reason behind this was Android support in WinPhone10 but when that was axed they migrated it to Ubuntu on desktop.

If true that's a pretty nifty pivot.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by coverband » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:36 PM UTC

I'd love to see a video of the demo session for this; really curious how ProcMon and AV tools will deal with ELF binaries in this release.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by whoopdedo » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC

_lbaq wrote: post #5

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, that's quite pleasant. And it doesn't even appear to use the browser's PDF renderer or anything.

Guys, how do you think Black Hat 2017 is going to be funded if you dont download and open the PDF ? ;)

If they're not able to make it silently download and execute remotely without me interacting or being aware, I feel they're not doing their jobs as black hats.

Re: The Linux kernel hidden inside Windows 10

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Post by twblalock » Fri, Aug 05, 2016, 8:51 PM UTC

vvanders wrote: post #7

Fun tidbit is it seems the original reason behind this was Android support in WinPhone10 but when that was axed they migrated it to Ubuntu on desktop. If true that's a pretty nifty pivot.

I think it was called Project Astoria.