From slashdot this morning: Weakness In Linux Kernel's Binary Format *Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 03, @06:50PM* *from the get-right-on-this dept.* [image: Security] Goodfellas writes, *"This document aims to demonstrate a design weakness found in the handling of simply linked lists used to register binary formats handled by the Linux kernel. It affects all the kernel families (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6), allowing the insertion of infection modules in kernel space that can be used by malicious users to create infection tools, for example rootkits. Proof of concept, details, and proposed solution (in PDF form): English, Spanish .* Has anyone seen or heard of this? I was not able to get the report and might not understand it anyway. It might be totally bogus. NTL, I was surprised it had not been mentioned here. BTW, the English link was to http://www.shellcode.com.ar/docz/binfmt-en.pdf in case it is not active here. I was guessing the site may have been overwhelmed preventing me from getting it, but I am curious about it. -- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss