New Linux kernel "lockdown" module to limit high-privileged users -- even root -- from tampering with some kernel functionality.

A security module registers a set of security_operations function callbacks with the kernel by calling the function register_security (). If that fails, it means that some other security module ...

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 ...

As many kernel developers and hackers have known for years, loadable/unloadable kernel modules (like user-space applications) are almost never bug-free. With the continuing use and development of ...

Blacklisting modules prevents them from being loaded and used, and it is sometimes an important step in keeping a system running properly. The Linux kernel is modular — composed of modules that ...