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SubjectRe: another kconfig target for building monolithic ker nel (for security) ?
hello !

do we need to have write access to /dev/kmem - especially on a server without X ?
iirc, write access can be disabled, for example with addons like grsecurity.
(don`t know what will be broken besides X, though)

regards
roland

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
> Gesendet: 29.04.06 18:43:41
> An: devzero@web.de
> CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Betreff: Re: another kconfig target for building monolithic kernel (for security) ?


> On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 03:03:55PM +0200, devzero@web.de wrote:
>
> > i want to harden a linux system (dedicated root server on the internet) by recompiling the kernel without support for lkm (to prevent installation of lkm based rootkits etc)
>
> Loading modules via /dev/kmem is trivial thanks to a bunch of tutorials and
> examples on the web, so this alone doesn't make life that much more difficult for attackers.
>
> Dave
>
> --
> http://www.codemonkey.org.uk


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