https://github.com/paultag/go-modprobe

load and unload kernel modules
https://github.com/paultag/go-modprobe

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load and unload kernel modules

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/paultag/go-modprobe
• Owner: paultag
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-05-22T17:13:22.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-24T20:15:21.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-26T08:10:49.130Z (11 days ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 19.5 KB
• Stars: 33
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# go-modprobe

[![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/pault.ag/go/modprobe.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/pault.ag/go/modprobe)

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Load an unload Linux kernel modules using the Linux module syscalls.

This package is Linux specific. Loading a module uses the `finit` variant,

which allows loading of modules by a file descriptor, rather than having to

load an ELF into the process memory before loading.

The ability to load and unload modules is dependent on either the `CAP_SYS_MODULE`

capability, or running as root. Care should be taken to understand what security

implications this has on processes that use this library.

## Setting the capability on a binary using this package

```

$ sudo setcap cap_sys_module+ep /path/to/binary

```