Re: Security Updates Without Rebooting

[Joxean Koret <joxeankoret () gmail com>]

In some cases you can hot-patch a kernel without rebooting the system,
loading a module (lkm) with the patch inside.

On 11/7/05, Carlos Silva aka |Danger_Man| <full-disclosure () csilva org>
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Can someone explain how to apply security patches on the system without
> rebooting the machine?
>
> I guess that I cant patch the kernel without compiling and rebooting the
> machine, so the only way is with iptables and keeping the daemons "fresh"?
>
> Regards,
>
> Carlos Silva,
>
> http://osiris.csilva.org/
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