This project keeps the Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide up to date, with working examples for recent 5.x and 6.x kernel versions. The guide has been around since 2001 and most copies of it on the ...

This repository contains a series of example Linux Kernel Modules designed for learning and practicing Linux Kernel development. Each module demonstrates a specific kernel programming concept with ...

Modules are stilluseful when testing a new driver. You don’t need to build a new kernelimage every time you find and fix a problem in your driver code. Justload it as a module and try it. Keep in mind ...

Our example uses the 2.5.31 kernel release, which contains enough of the LSM interface for us to create a useful module. In our module, we want to prevent any programs with the group ID of 0 (root) ...

You typically can’t do direct port I/O, for example, or arbitrarily access memory. The kernel, ... 13 thoughts on “ Linux Fu: Kernel Modules Have Privileges ” jpa says: ...

This article presents a cracker idea—the kernel module exploit—and shows how you can improve your system's security by using some of the same ideas and techniques. First, I will discuss the origin of ...

In this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers. In Part 1 of this excerpt the author worked through an example of a simple kernel module. In this installment, Abbott ...