linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] [RFC] Implement Trampoline File Descriptor

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Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:21:34 +0200
From:   Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     madvenka@...ux.microsoft.com, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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        x86@...nel.org, luto@...nel.org, David.Laight@...LAB.COM,
        fweimer@...hat.com, mark.rutland@....com, mic@...ikod.net,
        Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] [RFC] Implement Trampoline File Descriptor

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 08:00:07PM +0200, Solar Designer wrote:
> A couple of other things Brad kindly pointed out:
> 
> SELinux already has similar protections (execmem, execmod):
> 
> http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0508.2/0194.html
> https://danwalsh.livejournal.com/6117.html

Actually, that's right in Madhavan's "Introduction": "LSMs such as
SELinux implement W^X" and "The W^X implementation today is not
complete."  I'm sorry I jumped into this thread out of context.

Alexander