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From: Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@irc.pl>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: LKM rootkits in 2.6.x
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:49:25 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040311194925.GA31825@irc.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <yw1xekrz41ui.fsf@kth.se>

On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 08:31:49PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Christophe Saout <christophe@saout.de> writes:
> > Ugh... this sounds ugly. This should be forbidden. I mean, what are
> > things like EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for if drivers are allowed to patch
> > whatever they want?
> 
> Who is to stop them?  When running in kernel mode you are god.

 Uhm, Next Generation Secure Computing Base? Running in ring -1. ;)

Sorry, I couldn't resist ;)
-- 
Tomasz Torcz                Only gods can safely risk perfection,     
zdzichu@irc.-nie.spam-.pl     it's a dangerous thing for a man.  -- Alia


  reply	other threads:[~2004-03-11 19:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-03-11 19:26 LKM rootkits in 2.6.x pg smith
2004-03-11 18:48 ` Dave Jones
2004-03-11 19:16   ` Christophe Saout
2004-03-11 19:30     ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-03-11 20:42       ` Horst von Brand
2004-03-11 20:49       ` Timothy Miller
2004-03-11 19:31     ` Måns Rullgård
2004-03-11 19:49       ` Tomasz Torcz [this message]
2004-03-11 20:33     ` Horst von Brand
2004-03-11 20:35       ` Christophe Saout
2004-03-11 23:50         ` Dave Jones
2004-03-12  0:51           ` Dax Kelson
2004-03-12  0:57             ` Dave Jones
2004-03-14  0:44   ` Jirka Kosina
2004-03-11 19:39 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-03-11 19:57   ` Paul Rolland
2004-03-11 20:27 ` Horst von Brand

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