linux-kernel - Re: Updated: [PATCH] hardening: add PROT

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5j+tbnvHrDPEbQZwHkVyat+HiroDf4FeW8HB7gwqpaO65g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 09:25:13 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...il.com>
Cc:	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Updated: [PATCH] hardening: add PROT_FINAL prot flag to mmap/mprotect

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...il.com> wrote:
> This patch adds support for the PROT_FINAL flag to
> the mmap() and mprotect() syscalls.
>
> The PROT_FINAL flag indicates that the requested set
> of protection bits should be final, i.e., it shall
> not be allowed for a subsequent mprotect call to
> set protection bits that were not set already.
>
> This is mainly intended for the dynamic linker,
> which sets up the address space on behalf of
> dynamic binaries. By using this flag, it can
> prevent exploited code from remapping read-only
> executable code or data sections read-write.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

If it wasn't clear before, I like this idea. :)

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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