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Re: execve from the kernel ??

On 11/5/05, Sebastian Skar <sebastianskar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Is it possible to execute an executable ELF file
> from within the kernel ?
> something like fork+execve from a kernel module ?
>

Yes, you can exceute a user space application through
call_usermodehelper function. But keep in mind that the application
will run with root rights but run in user space ...


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