Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 21:35:09 -0500 (EST) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Matthew Thyer <Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [Fwd: Malicious Linux modules - be worried !] Message-ID: <199711060235.VAA22035@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <34611335.8601A3B@dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <34611335.8601A3B@dsto.defence.gov.au>
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<<On Thu, 06 Nov 1997 11:15:41 +1030, Matthew Thyer <Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au> said: > I assume FreeBSD LKMs could do this kind of thing too. Indeed. That's why LKM ``write'' access is disabled when running in secure mode. Always run important machines in secure mode. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick
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