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Ksplice : An automatic system for rebootless Linux kernel security updates
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Arnold, Jeffrey Brian |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Kspliceā allows system administrators to apply security patches to their operating system kernels without having to reboot. Ksplice takes as input a source code change in the standard patch format and the kernel source code to be patched, and it applies the patch to the corresponding running kernel. To be fully automatic, Ksplice's design is limited to patches that do not introduce semantic changes to data structures, but a study of Linux security patches from May 2005 to December 2007 finds that only eight patches of 50 make semantic changes. An evaluation with Debian kernels and kernel.org kernels shows that Ksplice can automatically apply the remaining 42 patches, which means that 84% of the kernel vulnerabilities from this interval can be corrected by Ksplice without the need for rebooting. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://dist.momonga-linux.org/pub/momonga/5/Everything/SOURCES/ksplice.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
