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[PATCH 0/2] Fix mmap_base entropy for >31 bits.

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Upstream commit: d07e22597d1d355829b7b18ac19afa912cf758d1 added the
ability to choose from a range of values to use for entropy count in
generating the random offset to the mmap_base address.  The
maximum value on this range was set to 32 bits for 64-bit x86 systems,
but this value could be increased further, requiring more than the 32
bits of randomness provided by get_random_int(), as is already possible
for arm64. Add a new function: get_random_long() which more naturally
fits with the mmap usage of get_random_int() but operates exactly the
same as get_random_int().

Also, fix the shifting constant in mmap_rnd() to be an unsigned long so
that values greater than 31 bits generate an appropriate mask without
overflow.  This is especially important on x86, as its shift instruction
uses a 5-bit mask for the shift operand, which meant that any value for
mmap_rnd_bits over 31 acts as a no-op and effectively disables mmap_base
randomization.

Finally, replace calls to get_random_int() with get_random_long() where
appropriate.

Daniel Cashman (2):
  drivers: char: random: Add get_random_long().
  use get_random_long().

 arch/arm/mm/mmap.c               |  2 +-
 arch/arm64/mm/mmap.c             |  4 ++--
 arch/mips/mm/mmap.c              |  4 ++--
 arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c    |  4 ++--
 arch/powerpc/mm/mmap.c           |  4 ++--
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c |  2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/mmap.c               |  6 +++---
 drivers/char/random.c            | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 fs/binfmt_elf.c                  |  2 +-
 include/linux/random.h           |  1 +
 10 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

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[PATCH 0/2] Fix mmap_base entropy for >31 bits. Daniel Cashman <dcashman@android.com> - 2016-02-04 23:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fix mmap_base entropy for >31 bits. Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-02-04 23:30 +0100

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