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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/Kconfig | 23 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig index 678a80713b21..2cde48d9b77c 100644 --- a/arch/Kconfig +++ b/arch/Kconfig @@ -1159,16 +1159,29 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET to the compiler, so it will attempt to add canary checks regardless of the static branch state. -config RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT - bool "Randomize kernel stack offset on syscall entry" +config RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET + bool "Support for randomizing kernel stack offset on syscall entry" if EXPERT + default y depends on HAVE_ARCH_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET help The kernel stack offset can be randomized (after pt_regs) by roughly 5 bits of entropy, frustrating memory corruption attacks that depend on stack address determinism or - cross-syscall address exposures. This feature is controlled - by kernel boot param "randomize_kstack_offset=on/off", and this - config chooses the default boot state. + cross-syscall address exposures. + + The feature is controlled via the "randomize_kstack_offset=on/off" + kernel boot param, and if turned off has zero overhead due to its use + of static branches (see JUMP_LABEL). + + If unsure, say Y. + +config RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT + bool "Default state of kernel stack offset randomization" + depends on RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET + help + Kernel stack offset randomization is controlled by kernel boot param + "randomize_kstack_offset=on/off", and this config chooses the default + boot state. config ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX def_bool n |