linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Protection for exploiting null dereference using mmap

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Date:	Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:46:34 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	drepper@...hat.com, roland@...hat.com, arjan@...radead.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, chrisw@...hat.com,
	sds@...ho.nsa.gov, sgrubb@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Protection for exploiting null dereference using mmap

Eric Paris wrote:
> 
> While I understand, there are a few users who will have problems with
> this default are we really better to not provide this defense in depth
> for the majority of users and let those with problems turn it off rather
> than provide no defense by default?  I could even provide a different
> default for SELinux and non-SELinux if anyone saw value in that?  But if
> others think that off default is  best I'll send another patch shortly
> with the unsigned long fix and the default set to 0.  My hope is then
> that distros will figure out to turn this on.
> 

I hope not.  This breaks any hardware virtualizer.

So yes, we're better off not having this on, and require it to be
explicitly enabled by the end user.

Sorry.

	-hpa
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