Modprobing stuff would be one of the options for a kernel exploit. Certainly not the only one but at least one options less for the attacker.
Edit: We also have apparmor which limits what a user, including root, can do.
Modprobing stuff would be one of the options for a kernel exploit. Certainly not the only one but at least one options less for the attacker.
Edit: We also have apparmor which limits what a user, including root, can do.