Package rekall :: Package plugins :: Package addrspaces :: Module amd64 :: Class VTxPagedMemory
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Class VTxPagedMemory

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Intel VT-x address space.

Provides an address space that does EPT page translation to provide access to the guest physical address space, thus allowing plugins to operate on a virtual machine running on a host operating system.

This is described in the Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3C: System Programming Guide, Part 3, pages 28-1 to 28-12. This book is available for free at http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/index.htm.

This address space depends on the "ept" parameter. You can use the vmscan plugin to find valid ept values on a physical memory image.

Note that support for AMD's AMD-V address space is untested at the moment.

Nested Classes
  __metaclass__
Automatic Plugin Registration through metaclasses. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
  top_level_class
This is the base class of all Address Spaces. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
Instance Methods
 
__init__(self, ept=None, **kwargs)
Instantiate an Intel 32 bit Address space over the layered AS.
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get_pml4(self)
Returns the PML4, the base of the paging tree.
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__str__(self)
str(x)
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ConfigureSession(self, session_obj)
Implement this method if you need to configure the session. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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__eq__(self, other) (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.intel.IA32PagedMemory) source code
 
__repr__(self)
repr(x) (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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__unicode__(self) (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace) source code
 
as_assert(self, assertion, error=None)
Duplicate for the assert command (so that optimizations don't disable them) (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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close(self) (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace) source code
 
describe(self, addr)
Return a string describing an address. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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describe_pte(self, collection, pte_addr, pte_value, vaddr) (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.intel.IA32PagedMemoryPae) source code
 
describe_vtop(self, vaddr, collection=None)
Describe the resolution process of a Virtual Address. (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.amd64.AMD64PagedMemory)
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end(self) (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.amd64.AMD64PagedMemory) source code
 
get_address_ranges(self, start=0, end=4503599627370495)
Generates the runs which fall between start and end. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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get_file_address_space(self, filename)
Implement this to return an address space for filename. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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get_mapped_offset(self, filename, offset)
Implement this if we can map files into this address space. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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get_mappings(self, start=0, end=18446744073709551616)
Enumerate all available ranges. (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.amd64.AMD64PagedMemory)
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is_valid_address(self, addr)
Tell us if the address is valid (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.PagedReader)
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merge_base_ranges(self, start=0, end=4503599627370495)
Generates merged address ranges from get_mapping(). (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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read(self, addr, length)
Read 'length' bytes from the virtual address 'vaddr'. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.PagedReader)
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read_pte(self, addr, collection=None)
Returns an unsigned 64-bit integer from the address addr in physical memory. (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.intel.IA32PagedMemoryPae)
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vtop(self, vaddr)
Translates virtual addresses into physical offsets. (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.intel.IA32PagedMemory)
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vtop_run(self, addr)
Returns a Run object describing where addr can be read from. (Inherited from rekall.plugins.addrspaces.intel.IA32PagedMemory)
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write(self, addr, buf)
Write to the address space, if writable. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.PagedReader)
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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Class Methods
 
ImplementationByClass(self, name) source code
 
ImplementationByName(self, name) source code
 
metadata(cls, name, default=None)
Obtain metadata about this address space. (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
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Class Variables
  order = 110
  valid_mask = 7
  virtualized = True
  PAGE_MASK = -4096 (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.PagedReader)
  PAGE_SIZE = 4096 (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.PagedReader)
  classes = {'AFF4AddressSpace': <class 'rekall.plugins.addrspac... (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
  classes_by_name = {'': [<class 'rekall.addrspace.BufferAddress... (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
  name = '' (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
  plugin_feature = 'BaseAddressSpace' (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
  volatile = False (Inherited from rekall.addrspace.BaseAddressSpace)
Properties
  ept

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

__init__(self, ept=None, **kwargs)
(Constructor)

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Instantiate an Intel 32 bit Address space over the layered AS.

Args:
  dtb: The dtb address.

Overrides: object.__init__
(inherited documentation)

get_pml4(self)

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Returns the PML4, the base of the paging tree.

Overrides: AMD64PagedMemory.get_pml4
(inherited documentation)

__str__(self)
(Informal representation operator)

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str(x)

Overrides: object.__str__
(inherited documentation)

ImplementationByClass(self, name)
Class Method

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Overrides: addrspace.BaseAddressSpace.ImplementationByClass

ImplementationByName(self, name)
Class Method

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Overrides: addrspace.BaseAddressSpace.ImplementationByName

Property Details

ept

Get Method:
unreachable.ept(self)