Article:  |
Vanishing Features of the 2.6 Kernel | |
| Subject: | Security and binary modules | |
| Date: | 2002-12-18 14:59:07 | |
| From: | anonymous2 | |
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It appears to be a practical necessity, at least for now, to allow binary-only driver modules. Unless I'm mistaken, this opens a large security hole into the heart of the kernel; a module that isn't subject to peer review is liable to contain anything. This suggests that it would be desirable to build a censor into the kernel API that accepts modules, so as to limit the facilities the module has access to. |
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