The memory safe programming language will join C and the other traditional languages developers use to create new pieces and drivers of the ubiquitous open source kernel.

New Linux kernel "lockdown" module to limit high-privileged users -- even root -- from tampering with some kernel functionality.

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...

The makers of systems programming language Rust are looking at how to adapt the language for use in the Linux kernel. Josh Triplett, a former Intel engineer and a lead of the Rust language team ...

The latest Linux kernel has been released with a couple of features that should have serious appeal to business users and admins alike.

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 ...

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 ...

This approach would allow different security models to work without modifying the main kernel code. Out of this discussion grew the Linux Security Module Project (LSM). A number of developers worked ...

A Seattle-based band called netcat - not to be confused with the networking tool of the same name - has perked ears in the software community by releasing its debut album as a Linux kernel module ...