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Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only memory

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From Laura Abbott <laura@labbott.name>
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Subject Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only memory
Date Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:20:02 +0100
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On 1/22/16 9:19 AM, David Brown wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:08:34AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
>
>> This introduces __ro_after_init as a way to mark such memory, and uses
>> it on the x86 vDSO to kill an extant kernel exploitation method. Also
>> adds a new kernel parameter to help debug future use and adds an lkdtm
>> test to check the results.
>
> I've tested these patches on 32-bit ARM using the provoke-crashes
> test.  However, they do require CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS to be enabled
> as well, which does incur additional memory usage.
>
> Do we want to consider making CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS default y for
> security reasons, and just document that memory-constrained systems
> may want to turn it off?
>
> I'll test the arm64 next.
>
> David

Kees had previously pushed a patch to do so but it exposed a couple of
underlying issues, mostly with low power paths
(c.f. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/471199,
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mm/143489)
Those will need to be all fixed up before this could be made default.

Thanks,
Laura

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[PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only memory Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-01-19 19:20 +0100
  [PATCH v4 7/8] lkdtm: verify that __ro_after_init works correctly Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-01-19 19:20 +0100
  Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only  memory David Brown <david.brown@linaro.org> - 2016-01-22 18:30 +0100
    Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only  memory Laura Abbott <laura@labbott.name> - 2016-01-22 20:20 +0100
      Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only memory Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-01-22 21:00 +0100
        Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH v4 0/8] introduce post-init read-only memory Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-01-23 10:50 +0100

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