Subject: Re: new lkm stuff ?
To: Kevin P. Neal <kpneal@interpath.com>
From: Justin T. Gibbs <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 08/25/1996 23:40:48
>The idea of Linux loading/unloading kernel modules on the fly in a running
>system bothers me, and strikes me as a hell of a security hole if an
>intruder gains the ability to write to the root filesystem. Let's not go
>that route, please.

It would be interesting to know how NT can allow you to do this yet
maintain C2 certification.  Hmmm.

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