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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/security/self-protection.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/security/self-protection.txt b/Documentation/security/self-protection.txt index 3010576c9fca..141acfebe6ef 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/self-protection.txt +++ b/Documentation/security/self-protection.txt @@ -51,11 +51,17 @@ kernel, they are implemented in a way where the memory is temporarily made writable during the update, and then returned to the original permissions.) -In support of this are (the poorly named) CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA and -CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX, which seek to make sure that code is not +In support of this are CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX and +CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX, which seek to make sure that code is not writable, data is not executable, and read-only data is neither writable nor executable. +Most architectures have these options on by default and not user selectable. +For some architectures like arm that wish to have these be selectable, +the architecture Kconfig can select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX to enable +a Kconfig prompt. CONFIG_ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT determines +the default setting when ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX is enabled. + #### Function pointers and sensitive variables must not be writable Vast areas of kernel memory contain function pointers that are looked |
