Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users

Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, ...
Bleeping Computer

LKRG: Linux to Get a Loadable Kernel Module for Runtime Integrity Checking

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...
Linux Journal

Using the Kernel Security Module Interface

At the 2001 Linux Kernel Summit, NSA developers presented their work on Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and emphasized the need for enhanced security support in the main Linux kernel. In the ensuing ...
ZDNet

Remote code execution flaw patched in Linux Kernel TIPC module

The Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) module has been designed to facilitate intra-cluster communication across Ethernet or UDP connections and is capable of service addressing, tracking, ...
Ars Technica

Kernel module loading done proper (Debian)

I have been running Debian a few years now but haven't really dug into the proper way to handle kernel modules in regards to auto-loading/unloading (i'll get to this) and the setup of modules.conf. I ...
ZDNet

Linux to get kernel 'lockdown' feature

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Linux Journal

Loadable Kernel Module Exploits

Many useful computer security tool ideas have a common genesis: the cracker world. Tools, like port scanners and password crackers, originally designed to aid black-hats in their attempts to ...