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Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ?

From Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ?
Date 2016-09-27 08:53 -0700
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Mike Easter wrote:
> Yrrah wrote:
>> And now explained to the unitiated? ;-)
>
> Drivers in the kernel is a HUGE problem.

So far, for quick reading, I recommend the wp articles on microkernels 
and loadable kernel modules.

"LKMs effectively become part of the running kernel, so can corrupt 
kernel data structures and produce bugs that may not be able to be 
investigated if the module is indeed proprietary."


-- 
Mike Easter

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"Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Yrrah <Yrrah-aol@aol.invalid> - 2016-09-27 16:28 +0200
  Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? jrg <connyank@cox.net> - 2016-09-27 08:25 -0700
  Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 08:43 -0700
    Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-27 15:51 +0000
      Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 09:03 -0700
        Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-09-27 18:26 +0200
        Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 09:35 -0700
          Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-27 16:43 +0000
            Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-28 06:59 -0400
        Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2016-09-27 16:42 +0000
          Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-27 18:53 +0200
            Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-09-27 21:07 -0700
              Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-28 07:36 -0400
            Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-09-28 10:28 +0000
        Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2016-09-28 10:55 +0000
    Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-27 08:53 -0700
      Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-09-27 12:39 -0400
    Re: "Linux kernel security needs a rethink" ? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-28 06:56 -0400

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