Re: chkrootkit and LKM?

On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:47:52 -0300, Blade Runner <blade@seven.com.br> said:

> If possible, do not allow Loadable module support , maybe this can avoid

Please note that even if the kernel is built without loadable module support, it is still possible to insert a module into the kernel - it just requires a bit more effort on the part of the programmer.

Silvio Cesare's paper on doing this:
http://www.l0t3k.org/biblio/kernel/english/runtime-kernel-kmem-patching.txt

More than you ever wanted to know:

http://packetstormsecurity.nl/docs/hack/LKM_HACKING.html

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