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| From | Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. |
| Date | 2015-12-01 01:00 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <qAGwp-1UV-7@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <qzdPP-3ct-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <qzdPP-3ct-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:59:42 -0800 Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> wrote:
> ASLR only uses as few as 8 bits to generate the random offset for the
> mmap base address on 32 bit architectures. This value was chosen to
> prevent a poorly chosen value from dividing the address space in such
> a way as to prevent large allocations. This may not be an issue on all
> platforms. Allow the specification of a minimum number of bits so that
> platforms desiring greater ASLR protection may determine where to place
> the trade-off.
>
> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> @@ -1568,6 +1568,28 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
> .mode = 0644,
> .proc_handler = proc_doulongvec_minmax,
> },
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS
> + {
> + .procname = "mmap_rnd_bits",
> + .data = &mmap_rnd_bits,
> + .maxlen = sizeof(mmap_rnd_bits),
> + .mode = 0600,
> + .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
> + .extra1 = (void *) &mmap_rnd_bits_min,
> + .extra2 = (void *) &mmap_rnd_bits_max,
hm, why the typecasts? They're unneeded and are omitted everywhere(?)
else in kernel/sysctl.c.
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[PATCH v4 0/4] Allow customizable random offset to mmap_base address. Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> - 2015-11-27 00:10 +0100
[PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> - 2015-11-27 00:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-01 01:00 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-01 01:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2015-12-01 01:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-01 01:20 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> - 2015-12-01 01:50 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2015-12-01 02:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2015-12-01 02:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> - 2015-12-01 23:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm: mmap: Add new /proc tunable for mmap_base ASLR. Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2015-12-01 01:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] Allow customizable random offset to mmap_base address. Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> - 2015-11-27 00:30 +0100
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