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 ...

Up until about 10 years ago I wrote a lot of Linux device drivers. The last one I wrote was in '03, needless to say I'm out of practice (and out of date, that was for a 2.4 kernel). I've got 2 ...

Topic ===== local root exploit in linux kernel Problem Description ===== he Linux kernel has a security flaw that is known as ptrace/modprobe bug: The local attacker can use ptrace and attach to a ...

Kernel modules are chunks of code that are loaded and unloaded into the kernel as needed, thus extending the functionality of the kernel without requiring a reboot. In fact, unless users inquire about ...

Blacklisting modules prevents them from being loaded and used, and it is sometimes an important step in keeping a system running properly. The Linux kernel is modular — composed of modules that work ...

More than 135 Linux kernel developers have signed a document in protest of vendors that create closed-source code modules for the kernel, calling the practice “harmful and undesirable.” The developers ...

The Linux kernel provides support for memory management, interprocess communication mechanisms, interrupt management, and TCP / IP networking. The directory structure separates architecture-dependent ...