Master Thesis Interrupt Intelligence for Embedded System Security

Company Description

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Job Description

• During your Master thesis, you will conduct research in the area of system security for Linux-based embedded systems. The thesis is about investigating interrupt behaviour and its influence on the exploitability of vulnerabilities. Interrupts can be used by an attacker to increase the chances of provoking a race condition vulnerability.
• You will design and implement methods for extracting system-specific interrupt information. The aim is to assess the interrupt capabilities of an attacker from user space or external interfaces.
• Furthermore, you will evaluate the methods on emulated systems using the YOCTO project and QEMU.
• Last but not least, you will have the opportunity to work creatively and discuss your own ideas with our team of security researchers. The results of this thesis can potentially help to prioritise vulnerability mitigation by more accurately assessing exploitability.

Qualifications

• Education: Master studies in the field of Computer Science or comparable
• Experience and Knowledge: experience with Linux-based systems; fuzzing methods is an advantage
• Personality and Working Practice: a self-motivated, reliable and independent person
• Languages: good in English, German is a plus

Additional Information

Start: according to prior agreement
Duration: 6 months

Requirement for this thesis is the enrollment at university. Please attach your CV, transcript of records, examination regulations and if indicated a valid work and residence permit.

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Need further information about the job?
Nils Benecke (Functional Department)
+49 173 537 8929

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