Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261629AbUCKTtb (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:49:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261687AbUCKTta (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:49:30 -0500 Received: from pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl ([153.19.208.7]:28946 "EHLO pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261629AbUCKTtZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:49:25 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:49:25 +0100 From: Tomasz Torcz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: LKM rootkits in 2.6.x Message-ID: <20040311194925.GA31825@irc.pl> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040311184835.GA21330@redhat.com> <1079032587.7517.1.camel@leto.cs.pocnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 837 Lines: 20 On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 08:31:49PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: > Christophe Saout 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/