From: Eric Dumazet <eric.duma...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:37:03 -0700
> From: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com> > > hpa bringed into my attention some security related issues > with BPF JIT on x86. > > This patch makes sure the bpf generated code is marked read only, > as other kernel text sections. > > It also splits the unused space (we vmalloc() and only use a fraction of > the page) in two parts, so that the generated bpf code not starts at a > known offset in the page, but a pseudo random one. > > Refs: > http://mainisusuallyafunction.blogspot.com/2012/11/attacking-hardened-linux-systems-with.html > > Reported-by: H. Peter Anvin <h...@zytor.com> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com> Applied. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
