linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 0/8] vsyscall xonly mode

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:45:01 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/8] vsyscall xonly mode

Hi all-

This adds a new "xonly" mode for vsyscalls and makes it the default.
xonly is a bit more secure -- Kees knows about an exploit that relied on
read access to the vsyscall page.  It's also nicer from a paging
perspective, as it doesn't require user access to any of the kernel
address space as far as the CPU is concerned.  This would, for example,
allow a much simpler implementation of per-process vsyscall disabling.

I will follow up with two non-x86 changes that are related but have
no dependencies.

Changes from v1:
 - Minor cleanups (Kees)
 - Add a searchable message when a vsyscall read is denied (Kees)
 - The test case is vastly improved
 - Get rid of the extra gate vma object
 - Add the __ro_after_init patch

Andy Lutomirski (8):
  x86/vsyscall: Remove the vsyscall=native documentation
  x86/vsyscall: Add a new vsyscall=xonly mode
  x86/vsyscall: Show something useful on a read fault
  x86/vsyscall: Document odd SIGSEGV error code for vsyscalls
  selftests/x86/vsyscall: Verify that vsyscall=none blocks execution
  x86/vsyscall: Change the default vsyscall mode to xonly
  x86/vsyscall: Add __ro_after_init to global variables
  selftests/x86: Add a test for process_vm_readv() on the vsyscall page

 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  11 +-
 arch/x86/Kconfig                              |  35 +++--
 arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c         |  37 +++++-
 arch/x86/include/asm/vsyscall.h               |   6 +-
 arch/x86/mm/fault.c                           |  18 ++-
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_vsyscall.c   | 120 ++++++++++++++----
 6 files changed, 174 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

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