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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael Page Kasper, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Bryan Childs, Poughkeepisie, NY (US);
Andrew C. M. Hicks, Highland, NY (US);
Diane Marie Stamboni, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Joshua David Steen, Fishkill, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein include generating a safe copy of a first control block for an operating system, recording the safe copy in memory, initiating a test of an authorized service associated with the operating system, identifying a vulnerability for the authorized service that includes comparing a state of the first control block after the test of the authorized service with the safe copy recorded in memory, and initiating an action to alleviate the identified vulnerability.