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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/mm/pti.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/mm/pti.c | 26 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c index f1fd52f449e0..4d418e705878 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c @@ -421,6 +421,16 @@ static inline bool pti_kernel_image_global_ok(void) if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_K8)) return false; + /* + * RANDSTRUCT derives its hardening benefits from the + * attacker's lack of knowledge about the layout of kernel + * data structures. Keep the kernel image non-global in + * cases where RANDSTRUCT is in use to help keep the layout a + * secret. + */ + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT)) + return false; + return true; } @@ -430,12 +440,24 @@ static inline bool pti_kernel_image_global_ok(void) */ void pti_clone_kernel_text(void) { + /* + * rodata is part of the kernel image and is normally + * readable on the filesystem or on the web. But, do not + * clone the areas past rodata, they might contain secrets. + */ unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_text); - unsigned long end = ALIGN((unsigned long)_end, PMD_PAGE_SIZE); + unsigned long end = (unsigned long)__end_rodata_hpage_align; if (!pti_kernel_image_global_ok()) return; + pr_debug("mapping partial kernel image into user address space\n"); + + /* + * Note that this will undo _some_ of the work that + * pti_set_kernel_image_nonglobal() did to clear the + * global bit. + */ pti_clone_pmds(start, end, _PAGE_RW); } @@ -458,8 +480,6 @@ void pti_set_kernel_image_nonglobal(void) if (pti_kernel_image_global_ok()) return; - pr_debug("set kernel image non-global\n"); - set_memory_nonglobal(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT); } |