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From: Allison <fireflyblue@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Rootkits
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:15:37 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <17d79880504151115744c47bd@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

hi,

I got the terminology mixed up. I guess what I really want to know is,
what are the different types of exploits by which rootkits
(specifically the ones that modify the kernel) can get installed on
your system.(other than buffer overflow and somebody stealing the root
password)

I know that SucKIT is a rootkit that gets loaded as a kernel module
and adds new system calls. Some other rootkits change machine
instructions in several kernel functions.

Once these are loaded into the kernel, is there no way the kernel
functions can be protected ?

thanks,
Allison

             reply	other threads:[~2005-04-15 18:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-04-15 18:15 Allison [this message]
2005-04-15 18:33 ` Re: Kernel Rootkits Petr Baudis
2005-04-15 18:34 ` Daniel Souza
2005-04-15 18:36 ` Lee Revell
2005-04-15 18:37 ` Lennart Sorensen
2005-04-15 19:19   ` Andre Tomt
2005-04-15 18:40 ` Daniel Souza
2005-04-15 19:21   ` Lee Revell
2005-04-15 19:40     ` Daniel Souza
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-04-15 19:15 Allison
2005-04-15 19:38 ` Daniel Souza
2005-04-15 17:33 Malita, Florin
2005-04-15 18:08 ` Lee Revell
2005-04-15 16:02 Allison
2005-04-15 17:16 ` Richard B. Johnson

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