Hackers found a way around Intel CET—PLaTypus locks down library jumps

In June 2020, Intel announced the first hardware availability of Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (CET). This hardware-based protection mechanism has been gradually introduced since Intel's 10th and 11th Core generations and is integrated into newer Windows and Linux operating systems. CET is designed to make so-called code-reuse attacks more difficult, in which attackers exploit existing program code to compromise systems.