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2017-02-07arch: Rename CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA and CONFIG_DEBUG_MODULE_RONXLaura Abbott
Both of these options are poorly named. The features they provide are necessary for system security and should not be considered debug only. Change the names to CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX and CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX to better describe what these options do. Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> Acked-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
2017-02-07arch: Move CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA and CONFIG_SET_MODULE_RONX to be commonLaura Abbott
There are multiple architectures that support CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA and CONFIG_SET_MODULE_RONX. These options also now have the ability to be turned off at runtime. Move these to an architecture independent location and make these options def_bool y for almost all of those arches. Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Acked-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
2016-06-09docs: self-protection: rename "leak" to "exposure"Kees Cook
The meaning of "leak" can be both "untracked resource allocation" and "memory content disclosure". This document's use was entirely of the latter meaning, so avoid the confusion by using the Common Weakness Enumeration name for this: Information Exposure (CWE-200). Additionally adds a section on structure randomization. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-05-17doc: self-protection: provide initial detailsKees Cook
This document attempts to codify the intent around kernel self-protection along with discussion of both existing and desired technologies, with attention given to the rationale behind them, and the expectations of their usage. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> [jc: applied fixes suggested by Randy] Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>