Patent · US Active

Systems and methods for procedure return address verification

US9015835B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

20Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Gideon Gerzon · Jerusalem, IL
Jared W. Stark, IV · Portland, US
Gal DISKIN · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2013
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/52
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example processing system may comprise: a stack pointer configured to reference a first return address stored on a stack; a return address buffer pointer configured to reference a second return address stored in a return address buffer; and a return address verification logic configured, responsive to receiving a return instruction, to compare the first return address to the second return address.

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