Pitfalls of relying on eBPF for security monitoring (and some solutions)

Published

2023-09-25 11:00

Collected

2026-07-03 03:55

---
id: 1614
title: "Pitfalls of relying on eBPF for security monitoring (and some solutions)"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/25/pitfalls-of-relying-on-ebpf-for-security-monitoring-and-some-solutions/"
published_at: "2023-09-25T11:00:47Z"
tags: ["linux", "kernel", "ebpf", "trail-of-bits", "security-monitoring", "observability", "intrusion-detection"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1614"
lang: en
---

# Pitfalls of relying on eBPF for security monitoring (and some solutions)

## Summary

Trail of Bits details six pitfalls of using eBPF for Linux security monitoring—missed probes, data truncation, instruction limits, TOCTOU, event overload, page faults—and offers workarounds.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2023-09-25T11:00:47Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/09/25/pitfalls-of-relying-on-ebpf-for-security-monitoring-and-some-solutions/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1614