Disabling KSM service to avoid Memory Deduplication as an Advanced Exploitation Vector.
Issue
- How to completely disable KSM service?
- When the ksm service is not started, KSM shares only 2000 pages. Can these pages be used in the Memory Deduplication as an Advanced Exploitation Vector?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
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