Security modules watch the rest of the Linux system for intruders, but if they’re dynamically loadable, qui custodiet ipsos custodes? The ever-contentious Linux Security Modules (LSM) API is being ...
After years of countless reviews, discussions, and code rewrites, Linus Torvalds approved on Saturday a new security feature for the Linux kernel, named "lockdown." The new feature will ship as a LSM ...
LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time ...
Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...
Security researchers at ARMO have uncovered a significant vulnerability in Linux runtime security tools that stems from the io_uring interface, an asynchronous I/O mechanism that can completely bypass ...
UPDATE (December 2 nd, 2024): The bootkit described in this report seems to be part of a project created by cybersecurity students participating in Korea's Best of the Best (BoB) training program. As ...