Linux, renowned for its robustness and flexibility, owes much of its adaptability to kernel modules. These modules are critical components that extend the kernel’s capabilities without requiring a ...

I have a fairly recent install of SuSe 9.3 which I'm working to make feel right. Now, though, it's just borked on me, and to be frank, I don't really understand what's up.<br><br>After installing the ...

Hi all,<BR><BR>I have Redhat 9 running on my IBM Thinkpad 770.<BR><BR>I found out that to enable sound, I need to run the following command as root: modprobe -a cs4232 io=0x530 irq=5 dma=1 ...

Kernel modules are chunks of code that are loaded and unloaded into the kernel as needed, thus extending the functionality of the kernel without requiring a reboot. In fact, unless users inquire about ...

Another Linux kernel flaw has handed local unprivileged users a way to peek at files they should never be able to read, ...

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 work ...

Topic ===== local root exploit in linux kernel Problem Description ===== he Linux kernel has a security flaw that is known as ptrace/modprobe bug: The local attacker can use ptrace and attach to a ...