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Do both lsmod and /proc/modules use the same mechanism to retrieve modules?
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Mar 15, 20265683 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I can get a list of modules using either or . Do the two approaches use the same mechanism to retrieve the modules? I want to know this as we could use it to find some hidden malicious modules.
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lsmod
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Fix for: Do both lsmod and /proc/modules use the same mechanism to retrieve modules?
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They are both reading the same kernel interface to produce the list. However, a rootkit may alter lsmod to hide modules but there are myriad ways to read /proc/modules that would be near impossible for a rootkit to modify all of them. If you're doin…
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