Linux Journal

Remote Debugging of Loadable Kernel Modules with kgdb: a Knowledge-based Article for Getting Started

As many kernel developers and hackers have known for years, loadable/unloadable kernel modules (like user-space applications) are almost never bug-free. With the continuing use and development of ...
Linux Journal

Using the Kernel Security Module Interface

At the 2001 Linux Kernel Summit, NSA developers presented their work on Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and emphasized the need for enhanced security support in the main Linux kernel. In the ensuing ...
Network World

Kernel space: should security modules be dynamically loadable?

Security modules watch the rest of the Linux system for intruders, but if they’re dynamically loadable, qui custodiet ipsos custodes? The ever-contentious Linux Security Modules (LSM) API is being ...
Hackaday

Linux Fu: Kernel Modules Have Privileges

I did something recently I haven’t done in a long time: I recompiled the Linux kernel. There was a time when this was a common occurrence. You might want a feature that the default kernel didn’t ...