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| From | Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | [PATCH] x86/mm: Set NX on gap between __ex_table and rodata |
| Date | 2015-10-01 15:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <qeLMv-53B-39@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Unused space between the end of __ex_table and the start of rodata can be left W+x in the kernel page tables. Extend the setting of the NX bit to cover this gap by starting from text_end rather than rodata_start. Before: ---[ High Kernel Mapping ]--- 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffff81000000 16M pmd 0xffffffff81000000-0xffffffff81600000 6M ro PSE GLB x pmd 0xffffffff81600000-0xffffffff81754000 1360K ro GLB x pte 0xffffffff81754000-0xffffffff81800000 688K RW GLB x pte 0xffffffff81800000-0xffffffff81a00000 2M ro PSE GLB NX pmd 0xffffffff81a00000-0xffffffff81b3b000 1260K ro GLB NX pte 0xffffffff81b3b000-0xffffffff82000000 4884K RW GLB NX pte 0xffffffff82000000-0xffffffff82200000 2M RW PSE GLB NX pmd 0xffffffff82200000-0xffffffffa0000000 478M pmd After: ---[ High Kernel Mapping ]--- 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffff81000000 16M pmd 0xffffffff81000000-0xffffffff81600000 6M ro PSE GLB x pmd 0xffffffff81600000-0xffffffff81754000 1360K ro GLB x pte 0xffffffff81754000-0xffffffff81800000 688K RW GLB NX pte 0xffffffff81800000-0xffffffff81a00000 2M ro PSE GLB NX pmd 0xffffffff81a00000-0xffffffff81b3b000 1260K ro GLB NX pte 0xffffffff81b3b000-0xffffffff82000000 4884K RW GLB NX pte 0xffffffff82000000-0xffffffff82200000 2M RW PSE GLB NX pmd 0xffffffff82200000-0xffffffffa0000000 478M pmd Signed-off-by: Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> --- arch/x86/mm/init_64.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c index 30564e2..df48430 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void) * has been zapped already via cleanup_highmem(). */ all_end = roundup((unsigned long)_brk_end, PMD_SIZE); - set_memory_nx(rodata_start, (all_end - rodata_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT); + set_memory_nx(text_end, (all_end - text_end) >> PAGE_SHIFT); rodata_test(); -- 2.1.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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[PATCH] x86/mm: Set NX on gap between __ex_table and rodata Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> - 2015-10-01 15:10 +0200 Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Set NX on gap between __ex_table and rodata Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2015-10-01 18:40 +0200 [tip:x86/urgent] x86/mm: Set NX on gap between __ex_table and rodata tip-bot for Stephen Smalley <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2015-10-02 09:50 +0200
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